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threads

threads

3 3.2
A series of messages about one topic on a website
  • noun
  • /θrɛdz/
  • Texting
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  • It's getting tiresome having to state this over and over again, but PLEASE STOP FILLING UP THREADS WITH PERSONAL ARGUMENTS.

This whole Twitter, Twitter thread about.

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Examples

  • There were a couple interesting comments in your thread about time.

  • So somebody in that thread linked the picture of her.

  • We now post at least two to three Open Threads daily.

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  • I'm going to start reading this thread before every date.

  • Have you seen the Reddit thread explaining like subsistence hunting?

  • Threads about taxing internet purchases would send blood boiling for these die-hard anti-tax crusaders.

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  • In the online forum, there was a lively discussion in the thread about climate change policies.

  • I found valuable advice in the thread dedicated to beginners learning to program.

  • Many users contributed their experiences in the thread discussing the best ways to travel on a budget.

Synonyms

conversation
vsthreads
∞ 1.0

A talk between two or more people to share news and ideas

is about a linked series of online posts rather than a casual talk
discussion
vsthreads
∞ 1.4

A conversation where people share ideas and opinions to decide or understand

focuses on connected online posts about one topic rather than general talk
thread
vsthreads
  • Texting
372 4.3

A connected set of ideas or messages that follow the same topic

is the same in meaning but refers to more than one such series

How Active

hub for viral trend
  • Texting
6.0
threads
  • Texting
3 3.2

Surface Forms

thread singular
threads plural

Morphology

threads = thread (semi-transparent) = thread + s

Plural marking is regular; the 'series of messages' sense is a metaphorical extension of 'thread' meaning a continuous line or strand and may be guessable but is not a transparent, purely morphological derivation.

Etymology

Threads for online message groups comes from the idea of a thread as a 'single line' that joins things together. So a thread of messages links many replies into one continuous conversation.