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yarns

noun

plural of yarn

as in tales

a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally Grandpa likes to tell yarns about when he was young

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a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel a ripping yarn about space travel and alien monsters

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Recent Examples of yarns Sans will operate with another company under Reshoring Textiles called Spinnere, which, according to its official website, makes cotton, cotton-rich blends, and filament yarns for mills and brands from its facilities in Alabama and South Carolina. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 But the two who chose to spin a couple of yarns had excellent stories from their time on the line and reveled in the size of the headquarters of what used to be the Chrysler Corporation, which has cut them both checks since the 1960s. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Colored yarns create a salt-and-pepper effect that gives this piece textural depth. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026

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The story gains a sense of momentum and inevitability as these disconnected tales suddenly become part of a continuous thread.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
And in 2017, historian Alberto (Carlos González) struggles to figure out how the two preceding tales intersect, stumped until an academic (Glenn Close in a brief, striking cameo) steps in to help.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

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There have always been short books, some traditionally noted as novellas (20,000-40,000 words), yet not marketed as such.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
The series currently encompasses nine sub-series arcs, standalone novels, novellas, English-language manga and graphic novels.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of novellas

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