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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
According to the study, their skull includes a rigid beak, a flexible hyoid bone wrapping around the skull, and a layer of spongy bone between the hyoid and skull bone.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
When angry or threatened, the owls make a rapid clicking sound with their beaks.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The bite landed on Dottie's wattle, the fleshy red tissue hanging from a chicken's beak that helps regulate body temperature.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
The ≠ sign from the pink group makes its tiny little beak.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
When angry or threatened, the owls make a rapid clicking sound with their beaks.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The bite landed on Dottie's wattle, the fleshy red tissue hanging from a chicken's beak that helps regulate body temperature.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
The ≠ sign from the pink group makes its tiny little beak.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beak
Noun
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Good flavor knows no boundaries, and Charlotte’s restaurants featuring authentic Hispanic and Latin American cuisine will make your mouth water.—
Loán Lake,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Also, keep it out of eyes, noses, and mouths.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ten minutes before kickoff on the first Friday in October, the giant inflatable tunnel sags and the giant inflatable panther perched atop it is just about snout-to-turf.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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How To Identify Moles Moles are small with black or gray fur, a hairless snout, short tails, and front paws that look like shovels.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The complaint asked the judge to order officials to reinstate the removed books and to bar Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DoDEA Director Beth Schiavino-Narvaez from ordering further removals from school libraries and curriculum.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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The latest federal judge has allowed troops from Texas to remain in Illinois, but said they can't be deployed in Chicago.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Before, actors would in be suits and the actor would wear a giant mask so the Predator's mandibles and jaws were controlled by filmmakers.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Brawnier females with powerful mandibles act as bodyguards, protecting the colony from intruders.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
22 July 2025
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Center John Michael Schmitz was playing well before leaving early in the second half with a concussion after Eagles linebacker Jihaad Campbell’s elbow got through his face mask and hit him in the bridge of the nose.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Wilson, 29, was sitting on the ground, petting the two pups, when suddenly the Boerboel lunged and latched onto her nose.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bilodeau was arrested Tuesday and arraigned in a Nassau County court Wednesday morning.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Still, Mazzulla has let his new guard hear about his mistakes on that end of the court.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Duane’s grip on the rifle was so tight that the muzzle stayed jammed under the bear’s chin.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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The intermittent pops of muzzle fire are drowned out as tank treads grind the asphalt down Washington Street toward the East River waterfront, where a 100-year-old carousel lays in ruin.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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The 6-foot-7, 255-pound Zadorov plowed into Power with enough muscle to send the defenseman tumbling into Joonas Korpisalo’s lap on the Bruins bench.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The ensemble is a deep bench, with Kirsten Dunst, Peter Dinklage, LaKeith Stanfield, Ben Mendelsohn and Uzo Aduba.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Beak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beak. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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