Mother Hubbard

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Mother Hubbard
Noun
  • Explore boutiques like Amor & Rosas, known for kimonos embroidered by Chiapas collectives, and María Belen, offering handcrafted silver jewelry.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Every day, Instagram is flooded with countless carousels of girls roaming the streets of Tokyo in oversize denim jackets, or posing in kimonos on traditional tatami mats.
    Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The case is likely to hinge on DNA evidence from a knife sheath, under a victim’s fingernails and in bloodstains.
    Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
  • To further the house’s connection to nature, Wright used flagstone flooring inside and out and employed large sheaths of glass windows for visual continuity.
    Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • If a field shifts or a new variation appears, the system breaks—or worse, misinterprets the data.
    Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, population shifts to the South and away from blue states such as California and New York have forced Democrats to figure out how to win elsewhere to keep up electorally.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 8 June 2025
Noun
  • Though Indiana’s Lexie Hull answered with a three of her own, Mabrey immediately hit a crisp midrange jumper to keep the Sun ahead.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
  • His reliance on midrange jumpers benefited him but wasn’t conducive to creating advantages for his teammates.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • Stuffing fur into an old burlap sack or nylon stocking can be used to create a barrier on the edge of your garden.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 June 2025
  • Despite splitting time with Cooper McDonald, Deal finished tied for fifth in sacks in the league with 5.5.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Now, analysis of the covers reveals the distant lands — and animals — where the chemises originate.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But unlike other medieval libraries, the Clairvaux Romanesque manuscripts have an additional second cover, called a chemise, according to the study.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Wear them with wide-leg trousers and a crossbody bag in Rome or toss them on with a sundress for a sidewalk café lunch in Paris.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2025
  • Style it with jeans and sneakers for a day of running errands, or dress it up with a sundress and sandals for dressier occasions.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.
    Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.
    Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Mother Hubbard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Mother%20Hubbard. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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