variants
or ochreous
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ocherous
Adjective
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Whatever the reason, the rest of the day, ghosts of my former selves appeared around every sandy corner.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026 -
Middleton paired the sandy suit style with a cream blouse.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Hemsworth commits to the part in every sense, altering his demeanour and appearance into that of Thor Odinson (including dying his eyebrows blonde).—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Kardashian, in a skin-tight orange breastplate bodysuit with an open-front skirt, rocked a shoulder-length dirty blonde lob.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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The pale tortilla was dappled with shades of brown, toasty and tawny—simplicity, done superlatively.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Among the art conservatives found objectionable was artist Andres Serrano’s photograph titled Piss Christ featuring a plastic crucifix in a tawny liquid the artist described as his own urine.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The thrill ride, closed since early 2025, now has new golden gold mine features and a congested colony of bats, Imagineers say.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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And then there’s Nico, looking like everybody’s big brother at spring practices, smack-talking and celebrating the guys, as engaged as Chesney but easier to spot because his golden helmet glistens above everyone else’s.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Bedding should be straw or similar material (avoid blankets or towels that can freeze).—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Their delicious 2021 Viognier is straw colored in the glass with aromas of white flowers, white peach, and dried apricot with flavors of yellow peach, jasmine flower, and cantaloupe melon.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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And yet, about four years ago, images of myself with flaxen hair started to wheedle their way into my brain and park there.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
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Miss Maynard’s class is building Holland on a small scale in one of their sandbox tables with dikes, towers, windmills, boys with wooden shoes and girls with flaxen hair.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Anderson has been transitioning back to blonde in recent months, stepping out with a more subtle strawberry blonde shade back in October.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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In that original viral campaign launch video, a bearded Platner, his strawberry blonde hair tousled, introduced Maine voters to the issues central to his platform, namely, broad economic populism, taxing billionaires, and universal healthcare.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Ocherous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ocherous. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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