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Recent Examples of towhead
The notion, like the uncouth, wispy-haired towhead himself, was an easy mark for Bennett, who took aim following Greeley’s sermon on the coverage of the New Jersey murder.
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James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.
—Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012
The towhead flashes his dad a cheeky smile, grabs a puppy by his neck roll, and runs off down a hill with his seven-year-old brother, Federico, to find some chickens.
—J.j. Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2007
James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.
—Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012
The towhead flashes his dad a cheeky smile, grabs a puppy by his neck roll, and runs off down a hill with his seven-year-old brother, Federico, to find some chickens.
—J.j. Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2007
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towhead
Noun
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Foster moved across a pond of brackish water that reaches from the bottom of his lawn to a sandbar two miles away, beyond which the ocean can be heard but not seen.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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But low spots in the ocean floor, near surf or breaks in sandbars, disrupt that uniform return of water.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
18 Aug. 2024
Noun
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In the summer, the Buttes-Chaumont Park is as popular a picnic destination as Paris Plages along the banks of the Seine.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Jan. 2025
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Moscow's forces still occupy the far bank of the Dnipro River just a few miles away.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Across the river, a low mantle of vegetation grew along the shore — a new sandbank, Aires explained, creeping closer each year.—
Michael Snyder,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Jan. 2025
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Try the Castaway Picnic experience on a private sandbank with lunch, snorkeling gear, sunbeds, and umbrellas to while away the afternoon.—
Katie Kiefner,
Vogue,
1 Jan. 2025
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“Towhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towhead. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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