Meaning of Threads | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Clothes, clothing.
   plural, plural-only, slang
2. A social media platform developed by Meta, integrated into the fediverse
3. A social media platform developed by Meta, integrated into the fediverse.

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Examples

“Mark⟳ Zuckerberg is revamping his public image with new threads. With a trio of bold shirts worn in recent appearances, he’s communicating that he came, he saw⟳, he conquered and he will win⟳ again at any cost⟳.”

“On the one hand, Threads has a decent chance of becoming a — maybe even the — major new hub for text-based online conversations. Unlike other would-be Twitter rivals Bluesky and Mastodon, Threads arrives with a potential audience of billions who already use⟳ Meta’s photo and video-oriented Instagram, which Threads is built on top of.”

“The point⟳ of Meta's Threads app is to read⟳ and engage⟳ in public conversations. On Threads, users can post⟳ a "thread" — usually a short piece of text — and other users can "like⟳," repost, or reply⟳ to the thread.”

“Meta did initially suggest⟳ that it wouldn’t look⟳ to launch⟳ ads in Threads till the app reached a billion users, though initial Threads ad formats were spotted in testing in August last⟳ year.”

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