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Recent Examples of tuft
And what’s up with these weird tufts of hair that seem to be sprouting in the small of her back, or what appears to be the nub of a tail where her backbone ends?
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Faux grass tufts are made from high-quality silk to prevent shedding and a mix of ivory and taupe fibers add depth.
—Miles Walls, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Nestled amid sticks and tufts of soft hair were two endangered Mexican gray wolf pups.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Stephanie Foster, 53, of Cornville, Arizona, wore a button with Trump’s image, complete with a tuft of fabric to replicate his hair.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Faux grass tufts are made from high-quality silk to prevent shedding and a mix of ivory and taupe fibers add depth.
—Miles Walls, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Nestled amid sticks and tufts of soft hair were two endangered Mexican gray wolf pups.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Stephanie Foster, 53, of Cornville, Arizona, wore a button with Trump’s image, complete with a tuft of fabric to replicate his hair.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuft
Noun
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Mulholland Drive—the actual street—abuts the back of David’s property and threads through the hills that bisect Los Angeles.—
Will Bahr,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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That giant world is impressively dense and visually diverse, with hills dotting the horizon, rice paddy fields stretching into the distance, and huge castles looming over villages.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Once the backcountry skiers were located on the mountain, air support learned two of the three men were injured and could not walk.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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His words resonate against images of the changing face of denuded mountains, pointing up a key theme now more relevant than ever — the cost to nature of man’s progress.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Kershaw, who underwent knee and foot surgeries this offseason, is not yet throwing off a mound, but has progressed in his throwing program.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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At the Olympics, the mound was more there as an aesthetic.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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