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adjective

Definition of beardednext
as in mustachioed

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verb

past tense of beard
as in confronted
to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den

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Recent Examples of bearded
Adjective
At sixty-seven, Bragg is bearded and paunchy, with a thinning crown. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 Quigley, bearded and burly but soft-edged with a deliberative way of speaking that can serve a range of emotions, is brilliant, and Patel balances him admirably. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 On an autumn day in 1860, a bearded British man visited George Washington’s tomb at his final resting place in Virginia. — Nicky Robertson, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The examination also revealed two more figures, one looming in the window and, at the left of the composition, a bearded man wearing a hat and standing in profile. — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bearded
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearded
  1. mustachioed
  2. confronted
  3. hirsute
  4. faced
  5. shaggy
  6. furred
  7. hairy
Adjective
  • More ghosts from Hetty Woodstone’s (Rebecca Wisocky) past come back to haunt her in Thursday’s Ghosts Halloween special, which finally introduces audiences to her mustachioed and estranged sister Margaret (Maria Thayer).
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The drag king Murray Hill has the look of a mustachioed Atlantic City lounge lizard and the shticky comic delivery of Don Rickles.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of mustachioed
Verb
  • Huang’s security team allegedly confronted a bystander who recorded the interaction.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • According to preliminary investigation, the victim had just left her vehicle and confronted the suspect for allegedly trespassing.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of confronted
Adjective
  • On top of the appropriately hirsute performer assuming the role of beefy antihero Kratos, the adaptation promises a god-tier ensemble cast, with the likes of Lost’s Sonya Walger and Homeland’s Mandy Patinkin joining the fray.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Only one of the singers revealed listening to Swift on their own time — Chris Tungseth, a lovably hirsute country boy in the Bo Bice/Sundance Head mode.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of hirsute
Verb
  • The White House faced the first such push on Tuesday in the form of an impeachment vote targeting War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
    — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Nov. 2026
  • That’s a contrast to what Success Academy CEO Eva Moskowitz faced in New York, where leadership has swung between support and resistance.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of faced
Adjective
  • Two shaggy ebony draft horses pulled a vintage sleigh along a powdery path that hugged the shores of frozen Lake Louise.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The actor and producer has swapped the shaggy, caramel-toned lengths of recent months for a razor-sharp, jaw-grazing cut in a cool-toned shade of blonde.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of shaggy
Adjective
  • As well as opting out of ownership, consumers are also shopping differently for their furred or feathered friends.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 May 2026
  • The 3-year-old, black-furred wolf has become the first of her kind known to venture into Sequoia National Park in more than a century — after making similarly momentous visits to Los Angeles and Inyo counties.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Definition of furred
Adjective
  • The Bronco Boot Low leads a new 1908 collection that also includes two Pro Leather colorways in suede, as well as a pair of Jogger expressions in hairy suede.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Each summer harvest season, local residents would spend long days working in the fields where large, hairy wolf spiders burrowed.
    — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 10 Nov. 2026
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“Bearded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearded. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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