1
as in police
a body of officers of the law
we've got to get out of here before the fuzz catches on to our scam
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2
as in cop
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
the weary fuzz hauled in yet another drunk
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Recent Examples of fuzz
Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
Most of Pesto’s weight comes from the brown fuzz that keeps penguin chicks warm through winter.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, as Vita is shooting this story, her boyfriend, Dustin (Philip Ettinger), is there on location, adding a distracting fuzz of emotional static to her artistic efforts.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
But these early feathers were little more than fuzz.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
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Noun
How to clean it: Remove excess hair and fuzz from the bristles.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
Most of Pesto’s weight comes from the brown fuzz that keeps penguin chicks warm through winter.
—Reuters, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, as Vita is shooting this story, her boyfriend, Dustin (Philip Ettinger), is there on location, adding a distracting fuzz of emotional static to her artistic efforts.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
But these early feathers were little more than fuzz.
—science.org, 3 July 2024
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“Fuzz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuzz. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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