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Recent Examples of babushka
The house that was hit, next door, was where a babushka lived.
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Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
These women were regularly substituted and replaced, so a new face in the crowd was unlikely to draw attention from the other babushkas or from the militia.
—Dawn Klavon, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
Become a Subscriber Sonia’s reproach is not the innocent hyperbole of a babushka.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2023
In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
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Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
These women were regularly substituted and replaced, so a new face in the crowd was unlikely to draw attention from the other babushkas or from the militia.
—Dawn Klavon, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
Become a Subscriber Sonia’s reproach is not the innocent hyperbole of a babushka.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2023
In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babushka
handkerchief
Noun
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The thugs would insinuate themselves into the confidence of wayfarers and, when a favorable opportunity presented itself, strangle them by throwing a handkerchief or noose around their necks.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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He was believed to be a Black man, 50 years old or older, at the time of his death, and was found wearing size 32 pants, white boxer-style underwear, a white handkerchief, and one dark sock.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Babushka.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babushka. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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