as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
the cheese maker told us that the best Parmesan cheeses are straw, not white, in color
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Recent Examples of straw
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 June 2025
The work there has included arranging bales of straw on the sand, which has enabled native shrubs to take root and begin to keep down the blowing dust.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Lucky Benson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
The nation's largest auto finance company has dropped its lawsuit against auto dealer Russ Darrow over loans to what turned out to be straw buyers of luxury vehicles destined for China via a con man's business.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2018
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Adjective
Just accessorize with a cutesy straw bag, then let the festivities begin.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 June 2025
The work there has included arranging bales of straw on the sand, which has enabled native shrubs to take root and begin to keep down the blowing dust.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
Noun
Inside the building’s stucco walls are straw bales, a material championed for its sustainability by Harrison and the artistic community who built the house.
—Lucky Benson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
The nation's largest auto finance company has dropped its lawsuit against auto dealer Russ Darrow over loans to what turned out to be straw buyers of luxury vehicles destined for China via a con man's business.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straw
Adjective
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Sharif and his brother, Walid, had fair skin, dirty blond hair, and light brown eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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At the time of their disappearance, Allen was described as 5-foot-9, around 135 pounds, with sandy blond hair and blue eyes.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Families huddled in underground metro stations for shelter and acrid smoke hung over the city centre.—
Pavel Polityuk,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Dramatic photos shared by the Chicago Fire Department showed thick black smoke and flames erupting from the home, pouring into the sky as firefighters fought to contain the inferno.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
4 July 2025
Noun
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At one point, she is seen securing herself behind a gate inside what appears to be a partitioned bunk or enclosure.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Due to a lack of air conditioning and the overwhelming smell of the sitting urine in the showers, the bunks were more or less unusable, meaning the majority of the Triumph's 4,000 passengers were forced to lug their mattresses onto the deck of the ship and sleep outside.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 June 2025
Noun
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While 143—now titled 1432—and the several singles that were spun off of the project are nowhere to be found on the charts in the United Kingdom at the moment, Perry does appear on multiple rankings in the country that focus only on popular songs.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The year is just days away from wrapping up, and to celebrate, Billboard has compiled the ultimate Latin playlist featuring 55 songs that formed part of the Billboard Latin charts in 2024.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That's nonsense… and anyone who's been a part of these productions knows that IN FACT the opposite is true.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
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The song was essentially one long joke about animal noises, and once the joke wore off, what remained was an insanely repetitive chorus of nonsense.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Lucas Giolito’s 7 shutout innings for naught as Sox can’t complete sweep The Red Sox squandered seven shutout innings from Lucas Giolito and dropped yet another 1-run game.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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That's much higher than with other infectious diseases, such as Ebola with an R naught of 2.—
Alyson Hurt,
NPR,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But despite the state’s best efforts to educate citizens on the importance of removing bird feeders, trash and food from yards, human-bear interactions continue to rise, showcasing a growing concern that bears are becoming less afraid of humans.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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On trash pickup days, cans should be set out the morning of, not the night before, officials said.—
Helena Wegner,
Idaho Statesman,
27 June 2025
Noun
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This is Spielberg at his most pure and sensational, an undiluted cinematic experience that lacks any of his sentimental claptrap and steers clear of his tendency for multiple endings.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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Third, despite Trump’s claptrap, plenty of fresh delta water is being pumped south to fill fire hydrants and the tanks of firefighting aircraft.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Straw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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