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ribbon

[rib-uhn] / ˈrɪb ən /


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Around Easter, Lindt is known for its chocolate rabbits wrapped in gold-coloured foil and decorated with a red ribbon and bell on their necks.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

And she’s recently cut the ribbon on Café do Capa, an open-air capybara-themed stop along the cycling path.

From Slate May 27, 2026

Four larger cylinders sat on a rotating carousel, while four smaller masses were suspended inside on a copper-beryllium ribbon about as thick as a human hair.

From Science Daily May 18, 2026

Before that, the 50-year-old artist, who years ago dropped his surname Javacheff, erected a billowing, white “running fence” that curved through California farm lands like a ghostly ribbon dropped by an unseen hand.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

"First Prize for Best Climber," she read on the ribbon attached to a tree trunk.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Crisp bacon, juicy diced tomatoes and ribbons of shaved green cabbage get folded in at the end, where they stay cool, crunchy and unmistakably BLT-adjacent.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

They should streak the salad lightly, creating ribbons of deeper gold without disappearing entirely.

From Salon Apr. 14, 2026

In the years after 9/11, Oceanside was covered in yellow ribbons meant to support the troops.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

Heading into the exhibition I was eager to see what 18th-century ribbons and laces if not frock coats and gowns would be displayed as ancillary objects.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

Two children, with jackets and ribbons and birthdays written down.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

Proceedings start in Jedburgh with the ribboned ball being thrown into a ruck of the two teams.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Of course, I was sold instantly and he packaged it up in a ribboned bag.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2025

It turned out that the special guest was a Barbie made to look like Nicks, and its musical abilities were limited to a tiny ribboned tambourine.

From New York Times Oct. 3, 2023

But Keane — shirtless, in blue trunks, ribboned red scars lining his neck and a shoulder that hasn’t fully recovered — stayed in control, even when stepping to the nose of the board.

From Washington Post May 13, 2022

One of them wore a ribboned hat that dipped and bobbed as she spoke.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

What, didn’t you see all the New Year’s Eve eulogies sliding across your feed like tears ribboning down millions of teenagers’ cheeks?

From Salon Jan. 21, 2026

While the two roads ribboning away from the intersection were easily identifiable, everything else in the frame had changed.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2023

Every single part of the dress is made out of duct tape, including its striped ribboning, embroidered flowers, flowy sleeves and intricate lacework.

From Fox News Jul. 23, 2021

“So if you’re in a pet shop, do not call her,” Venus said, her arms and legs ribboning out like plains-state freeways from her shorts and tank top.

From New York Times Aug. 22, 2019

Before him to the north the cliff fell away sharply to the Kum River, a broad stroke of silver ribboning its way through the hills and plains.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park




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