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to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage
a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den
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Recent Examples of bearded
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
This version of the West is all gray skies, dirty snow and bearded men caked in mud and blood.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
One of the bearded contestants, who was wearing a Fairisle zip-up, did catch the former center's eye.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Teigen also shared that their bearded dragon Sebastian had evacuated with them.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The Deerfield Beach reptile store owner, Benjamin Herman Siegel, 40, who threw a bearded dragon lizard in the air, swung it around, and slapped his employees with the poor critter, according to a Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest report.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
This version of the West is all gray skies, dirty snow and bearded men caked in mud and blood.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
One of the bearded contestants, who was wearing a Fairisle zip-up, did catch the former center's eye.
—Clare Fisher, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Teigen also shared that their bearded dragon Sebastian had evacuated with them.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearded
Verb
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The sergeant confronted and then chased the suspect on foot.—
Stephanie Lam,
The Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2025
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When confronted with the allegations, Lopez-Robles declined a police interview, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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However, the deal has faced stiff bipartisan political opposition since the day it was announced.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The concern from Felton reflects a broader political hurdle Johnson has faced as mayor.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Headed by the opinionated Phil Robertson, founder of the Duck Commander enterprise, the clan includes his wife Kay; his long-bearded brother Si; his equally hirsute sons Willie, Jase, and Jep; and their assorted wives and children.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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As a 10-year-old trapped in the body of a hirsute 40-year-old, Robin Williams is playing a character who isn’t aspiring to be older, like Hanks in the earlier film, but a lonely, awkward, lumbering kid who’s seized by alternating bouts of hyperactivity and deep insecurity.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Welles, a singer-songwriter with a shaggy, dirty-blond mane and a sandpapery voice, has risen to recent prominence posting videos to social media of himself alone in the woods near his home in northwest Arkansas, performing wryly funny, politically engaged folk songs.—
David Peisner,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Average retail prices range from $215 to $495 for the line, which includes vibrant jackets with circular-type sleeves, miniskirts and a shaggy wool coat.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.—
Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2023
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Many furred mammals have apocrine glands, including camels and donkeys, as well as chimpanzees.—
Jeff Goodell,
Time,
6 July 2023
Adjective
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None of that hairy high school fake this, do what we're told.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Common winter annual lawn weeds include hairy bittercress, various chickweeds, purple deadnettle and its cousin henbit, and Veronica/speedwell.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Step 3: Tidy the Harvest When the garlic is fully cured with papery skins and brittle, brown leaves, brush away any excess soil with your fingers and clip back the bristly roots.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Aug. 2024
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The authors dutifully report that each pappus, the bristly head of a seed, contains 100 rod-like filaments on average, each about 7.4 mm long and 16.3 μm thick.—
Bill Andrews,
Discover Magazine,
18 Oct. 2018
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“Bearded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearded. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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