microfibers

noun

plural of microfiber
as in fibers

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Recent Examples of microfibers Cotton clothes are lint shedders, microfibers are lint attractors and when washed together, microfiber fleece ends up covered with little balls of lint. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microfibers
  1. fibers
  2. filaments
  3. threads
Noun
  • The rooms, which are decorated with wood and natural fibers, are set back from two miles of stunning Montego Bay beachfront and contain an impressive number of cheerful works of art by Jamaican artists.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Deisseroth first developed tiny fibers to deliver light to cells modified with the light-sensitive gene and said there now are other techniques to switch on or off neurons being studied.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of fibers
Noun
  • Astrophotographer Kevin Boardman captured this spectacular view of the Crescent Nebula, revealing intricate filaments of gas surrounding a massive star nearing the end of its life some 4,700 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Extra material Some 3D printer filaments include extra materials laced into the base material to add special properties.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of filaments
Noun
  • The film leans on split screens to show text threads, streams and their live chats.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The stories have strong armature, so just about all other details and threads can be changed.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of threads

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“Microfibers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microfibers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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