Some common threads run through all cultures.
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Threads
/θɹɛdz/
Synonyms for "threads" (60 found)
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20 entriesarticle of clothingassembleattachclothingcommunicationconcept in rhetoricconcurrency primitivediscussionexecution unitfiberfilamenthabilimentinsertmaneuvermovenarrative element
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22 entriesUI threadannouncement threadbackground threadbead threadingcentral themecord threadingcorridor traversalcotton threadcrowd navigationdaemon threadmotifneedle threadingnylon threadpinned threadpolyester threadquestion thread
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10 entriescotton threadsewing threadsilk threadthread countthread lengththread modelthread of executionthread poolthread safetythread synchronization
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Translation is always a treason, and as a Ming author observes, can at its best be only the reverse side of a brocade,—all the threads are there, but not the subtlety of colour or design.
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Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring caused riots at its 1913 premiere. These days, of course, music is only capable of causing angry YouTube comment threads.
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Left-hand threads have now become unusual in machinery but they can still be found on some objects, such as on bicycles' pedals, for instance.
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