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Definition of ravennext
as in black
having the color of soot or coal had dark eyes and raven hair

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raven

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verb

as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily the rat ravened the poisoned bait just as we had hoped

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Recent Examples of raven
Adjective
Zegler’s hair was coifed by Clayton Hawkins, with wisps of her raven black tresses to frame her face. Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025 Emma Stone chopped off her long, raven waves—showing off her new ‘do while walking the carpet at the 2025 Golden Globes. Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025 The little deer struggles to find food as winter approaches, and her raven friend refuses to share its bounty. Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Her look, a raven black wig, curtained by a part, marked her potential end to the summer blonde look. India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for raven
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raven
Adjective
  • Handout/United Hatzalah Television network Channel 12 showed thick black smoke billowing into the sky from the site.
    Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The bathrooms are spacious and modern, with black tiles and super soft robes.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • From her experience, the grasshopper drawing attention in Arizona devours everything in its path, whereas the chapulín is tied to greener environments and specific crops, such as cornfields, alfalfa, and squash leaves.
    Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Astronomers have used the XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) X-ray spacecraft to discover that a star is being slowly devoured by an elusive stellar companion, solving a mystery that has baffled scientists for over a century.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The kitchen, connected to the dining room via a butler’s pantry, features ebony cabinetry and integrated appliances.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The high-end products are in sync with the barber shop’s old-school aesthetic, combining columns, capitals and green marble with opulent mosaic flooring, black ebony walls, coffered ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.
    Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
  • When a degraded grassland returns to health, the ground heaves up, as if inhaling with relief.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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  • With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
  • As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Reese scoffed at that claim from Tanner.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, those who scoffed at the cup may have missed one of the few bargains at a Dodgers game this season.
    Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Raven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raven. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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