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thread-the-needle

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(third-person singular simple present threads the needle, present participle threading the needle, simple past and past participle threaded the needle)

  1. (idiomatic) To find harmony or strike a balance between conflicting forces, interests, etc.
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  • needle-lace
  • threading-the-needle
  • eye-of-a-needle
  • needleful
  • threads-the-needle
  • crochet
  • rethread
  • nemato-
  • French knot
  • sew

WORDS NEAR thread-the-needle IN THE DICTIONARY


  • thread-pool-pattern
  • thread-pool-patterns
  • thread-pools
  • thread-snake
  • thread-the-needle
  • threadability
  • threadable
  • threadbare
  • threadbareness
  • threaded
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