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as in judge
chiefly British
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
received a stiff sentence from one of the harshest beaks in all of London
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Recent Examples of beak
Put beaks on the helmets, you cowards.
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Yeh and Diamant also pointed to more recent research in which birds have been observed to change beak shapes, such as a 2017 study on great tit birds and a 2025 report on hummingbirds.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
During the lockdown period, however, juncos – which are small, gray sparrows – born in the city developed longer, more slender beaks that closely resembled birds living in nearby non-urban habitats.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2026
Her trembling throat reminded me of the flesh underneath a chicken’s beak.
—Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
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Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Yeh and Diamant also pointed to more recent research in which birds have been observed to change beak shapes, such as a 2017 study on great tit birds and a 2025 report on hummingbirds.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
During the lockdown period, however, juncos – which are small, gray sparrows – born in the city developed longer, more slender beaks that closely resembled birds living in nearby non-urban habitats.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2026
Her trembling throat reminded me of the flesh underneath a chicken’s beak.
—Hazlitt, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beak
Noun
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This recipe has more ingredients than that, but like any good casserole recipe, it’s made mostly of affordable pantry staples and can feed a lot of mouths without racking up the grocery bill.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
1 Feb. 2026
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The Sharks are continuing a five-game road trip with a bad taste in their mouth after back-to-back losses to end a three-game Canadian road swing.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Under the noses of her family, Kelly’s business team, and the revolving door of yes-people in his recording studio and homes, the book details how Kelly stealthily groomed the middle-schooler in plain sight.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Through this sly trick, where doorknobs rise to noses and walls tower high above the hairline, Argento sketches a vision of witchy terror akin to early works of German surrealism.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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On Wednesday, the Manhattan district attorney's office urged the judge in that case to schedule a July 1 trial date.—
MICHAEL R. SISAK,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Reilly argued that the judge handling the civil proceedings never evaluated the complaint as potentially falling under an ordinary negligence claim.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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The animal dislodged the boy’s mandible, left a groove in his skull, broke his clavicle and left a bite mark on his right ankle.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
27 Jan. 2026
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On April 10 of this year, the dog was found with another bone — a femur this time — in the yard, and a search of the property also turned up a human mandible, or jawbone, that also belonged to the same victim.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
25 Dec. 2025
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Instead, the desire to survive generally wins out over lingering to admire the predator’s sizable claws or snout shape.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
29 Jan. 2026
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The animal, which sported two horns on its snout, was comparable in size to modern rhino species.—
Jeanne Timmons,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
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The case was settled out of court in 2022, with Andrew admitting no wrongdoing.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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During a hearing in Utah court on Tuesday, Robinson’s lawyers questioned Utah County Attorney General Jeffrey Gray, Grunander, and Grunander’s daughter.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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The as-yet-unidentified man then slapped the victim across the face, and \removed the dog’s muzzle, ordering the dog to attack the victim, police said.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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In real life, Kiritsis went to Hall's office in Indianapolis and wired the muzzle of a shotgun to the back of his head.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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Davison had shown promise as a playmaker and looked like a possibility off of Udoka’s bench.—
Rahat Huq,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Goldstein was assigned to preside over the retrial proceedings to avoid a conflict of interest because of Baytieh’s position on the Superior Court bench in Orange County.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Beak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beak. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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