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- noun Plural form of
strand . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
strand .
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Examples
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They are woven into the present like silk strands from the past, like a wire mesh from the future, creating an interlacing pattern, a grand design, a repeating motif.
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This scar tissue forms in strands that appear, in Lee's scans, much like spider silk but pull with remarkable force.
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A great way to use up the extra trimmings of the puff pastry is to cut them into long, thin strands (about ¼-inch wide) and sprinkle with salt and dried herbs, or different seeds, or grated cheese.
Kerry Saretsky: Franglais: Sausage en Croûte with Fennel Kerry Saretsky 2010
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A great way to use up the extra trimmings of the puff pastry is to cut them into long, thin strands (about ¼-inch wide) and sprinkle with salt and dried herbs, or different seeds, or grated cheese.
Kerry Saretsky: Franglais : Sausage en Croûte with Fennel Kerry Saretsky 2010
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James Bray, 9, became entangled in strands of rope and lacked strength to free himself
Boy accidentally hanged himself on swing, inquest hears Steven Morris 2010
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A great way to use up the extra trimmings of the puff pastry is to cut them into long, thin strands (about ¼-inch wide) and sprinkle with salt and dried herbs, or different seeds, or grated cheese.
Kerry Saretsky: Franglais: Sausage en Croûte with Fennel Kerry Saretsky 2010
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Scientists are reporting evidence that contrary to our current beliefs about what is possible, intact double-stranded DNA has the “amazing” ability to recognize similarities in other DNA strands from a distance.
Monday! amokk 2009
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Now that would be an interesting movie franchise with tons of spoilers grasping to the frail, thin strands of movie etiquette.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell Taking on Comedic Sherlock Holmes « FirstShowing.net 2008
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She did not see its flowers open like fireworks, yellow, orange, and red, the petals exploding in delicate strands from a core like the sun.
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The story has two main strands: the story of Lawrence set during the second asset realisation mission to Thallspring and that of Denise Ebourn, a Thallspring native and part of the resistance movement opposing Zantiu-Braun's pirate activities.
Archive 2007-07-01 Mark 2007
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