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 findings suggest that microbial fibers could offer a biodegradable alternative to some synthetic materials used to stabilize soil.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The space also tells the story behind Loro Piana’s precious fibers and fabrics including vicuña, cashmere and baby cashmere, The Gift of Kings, cotton and linen.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of fibers
Noun
  • The device retains the shape of an electric toothbrush while incorporating light-guiding filaments.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of filaments
Noun
  • Misfolded tau can also recruit other healthy tau proteins, encouraging them to adopt the same abnormal shape, accumulating as knotted threads known as fibrillar aggregates.
    — Mike McRae October 13, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Other fans were quick to highlight seemingly recurring threads of anti-Blackness within Adéla’s fast-growing fandom.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of threads

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“Microfibers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microfibers. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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