as in peanuts
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
the cheese maker told us that the best Parmesan cheeses are straw, not white, in color
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of straw
Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
The final straw was Senator Joseph McCarthy’s rise in 1950, which cemented the association between national health insurance and communism in the minds of Americans.
—Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
Lucky Benson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
The nation's largest auto finance company has dropped its lawsuit against auto dealer Russ Darrow over loans to what turned out to be straw buyers of luxury vehicles destined for China via a con man's business.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2018
See all Example Sentences for straw 
Noun
Cover plants with a sheet or layer of pine straw when air temperatures are expected to fall below 20°F.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
The final straw was Senator Joseph McCarthy’s rise in 1950, which cemented the association between national health insurance and communism in the minds of Americans.
—Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Inside the building’s stucco walls are straw bales, a material championed for its sustainability by Harrison and the artistic community who built the house.
—Lucky Benson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
The nation's largest auto finance company has dropped its lawsuit against auto dealer Russ Darrow over loans to what turned out to be straw buyers of luxury vehicles destined for China via a con man's business.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2018
See all Example Sentences for straw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straw
Adjective
-
JoJo, who has light brown or dirty blond hair styled in cornrow braids, was last seen wearing a red Spider-Man jacket, dark gray pants and red and blue Crocs.—
Michael McGough,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
-
Her glam featured the model’s blond hair in natural waves, while her makeup included a relatively clean aesthetic, save for a hint of smokey eyes and a bold brow.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Now, the neighborhood, one of the few affordable ones left in California, is under a threat of gentrification before the smoke has even cleared.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
-
Apu Gomes/Getty Images Video shows that by 12:51 p.m., an enormous plume of smoke was billowing across the Palisades.—
Jonathan Wolfe,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
He’s had pepper spray pumped into his cell and lived in solitary confinement for days at a time during an endless shuffle between hospital beds and jail bunks.—
Kallie Cox,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2025
-
Accommodations range from bunks in communal rooms to private yurts overlooking the Pacific.—
Megan Michelson,
Outside Online,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
The year is just days away from wrapping up, and to celebrate, Billboard has compiled the ultimate Latin playlist featuring 55 songs that formed part of the Billboard Latin charts in 2024.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
27 Dec. 2024
-
Sometimes, just one or two of Michael’s songs or albums manage to prove their popularity.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
The word had seemed like nonsense only a moment before.—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
-
Having a terrible job where empty, pandering nonsense is handed down by corporate headquarters.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
But these will come to naught unless the government can see them clearly—and find the strength to take advantage of them.—
Robert M. Danin,
Foreign Affairs,
8 June 2016
-
Scientists use a metric called the basic reproduction number or reproduction value — referred to as R0 and pronounced R naught — to rate how transmissible or contagious a disease is.—
Jessica Flores,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Aug. 2021
Noun
-
Environmental groups have urged Levine Cava to abandon the incinerator plan in favor of waste reduction, but the mayor had previously said other options endangered the county trash system’s ability to keep up with planned growth.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
-
The people that live in the shadows of New York’s 27 landfills desperately need reform to alleviate the high volume of trash flowing into their communities.—
Ryan Castalia,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
Third, despite Trump’s claptrap, plenty of fresh delta water is being pumped south to fill fire hydrants and the tanks of firefighting aircraft.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
-
Many Red Sox fans have had it up to here with that building-for-the-future claptrap, so much so that expectations were scary low coming into the 2024 season.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
31 July 2024
Articles Related to straw
Thesaurus Entries Near straw
Cite this Entry
“Straw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share