bluenosed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluenosed
Adjective
  • Old leaky underground pipes are causing a crisis The U.K. has some of the oldest water systems in the world, with parts of the network still dating back to the Victorian era.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
  • The Fraud by Zadie Smith With her latest novel, Smith uses a Victorian setting to probe the relationship between England and colonial Jamaica.
    Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • At a moment when puritanical forces in this country are actively trying to deny Americans the freedom to be themselves, that’s radical enough.
    Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2025
  • Wisconsinites are also distinguished by their puritanical work ethic.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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“Bluenosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluenosed. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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