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Recent Examples of lint
Advertisement And don’t forget to clean the lint trap every time.
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Lauryn Higgins, Time, 1 July 2025
For furnishings, spot cleaning when needed and lint rolling and/or regular vacuuming can help keep your furnishings in good shape.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
These can leave behind lint and other residue, so opt for a clean microfiber cloth instead, and have a separate one for your tires.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 June 2025
The rest of the items are a mixed bag with the headset and lint cloth solid, but the silicon grips that are supposed to protect the Joy-Con 2 controllers feel cheap.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
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Lauryn Higgins, Time, 1 July 2025
For furnishings, spot cleaning when needed and lint rolling and/or regular vacuuming can help keep your furnishings in good shape.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
These can leave behind lint and other residue, so opt for a clean microfiber cloth instead, and have a separate one for your tires.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 29 June 2025
The rest of the items are a mixed bag with the headset and lint cloth solid, but the silicon grips that are supposed to protect the Joy-Con 2 controllers feel cheap.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lint
Noun
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With sharp teeth and goblin-like faces peeking out of their variously colored fur suits, the toys are basically just portable little monsters — an especially fitting product for Gaga, considering the name of her fanbase.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
25 July 2025
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This rotting food would inevitably emit a stench so overpowering that early European explorers, fur trappers and missionaries were sickened by it.—
Melanie Beasley,
The Conversation,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The fluffy 2-inch pile height is soft and plush but can be easily spot cleaned with a damp cloth.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
15 July 2025
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Boogie, a petty thief surrounded by piles of loot, pointed us toward a set of stairwells back in Red’s building.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Lint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lint. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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