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Recent Examples of hoyden
Rudeness is of course still frowned upon, and sometimes hoydens behaved in ways that are rude by today’s standards – a girl who pushed another out of her seat at school was a hoyden in 1865.
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Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoyden
Noun
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Cukor referred to her characterization by the French term for tomboy, garçonne.Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024
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Sue spoke with Gretchen, her fellow practical tomboy.Emily Nussbaum, Vulture, 5 July 2024
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The 30-year-old hasn’t directly spoken about coming out, but has posted several photos showing off their new look, recently chopping off their previously shoulder length hair into a pixie cut.Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Fellow singer Tyla dug deeper into the actress’ past and donned her own pixie cut to become Berry as Sharon Stone from 1994’s The Flintstones.Shania Russell, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Washington’s offense rushed for 267 yards in Sunday’s 42-19 romp over the Titans — the first game without Ekeler following the latest concussion.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 4 Dec. 2024
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There are big historical dramas, avant-garde comedies, dual-reality science fiction series, cheeky period romps, true crime, personal tales in political frameworks, an eccentric comic mystery.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Thanks to Russell’s gamine pixie crop, the necklace’s central 11-carat stone twinkled alluringly at the nape of her neck, meaning that paparazzi were craning their necks for that 360 degree full-look view.Laura Hawkins, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2024
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Russell’s gamine look conjures up memories of another iconic pixie cut: that of Audrey Hepburn.Hannah Coates, Vogue, 26 July 2024
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“Hoyden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoyden. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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