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
Colin Meyn, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Since coming to Philadelphia in 2022, the bearded DH is second in the majors in home runs and third in RBIs.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
As of early Sunday evening, Merrill and Sheets continued to encounter resistance from multiple teammates, some of whom were more bearded than others.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Pets Room features more domestic animals in a park and home environment—dogs and cats, a bearded dragon and goldfish.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Among those not joining the bearded bandwagon?
—Colin Meyn, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
Since coming to Philadelphia in 2022, the bearded DH is second in the majors in home runs and third in RBIs.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
As of early Sunday evening, Merrill and Sheets continued to encounter resistance from multiple teammates, some of whom were more bearded than others.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
The Pets Room features more domestic animals in a park and home environment—dogs and cats, a bearded dragon and goldfish.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearded
Verb
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His niece, Natalya, recently confronted Women's World Champion Rhea Ripley on Monday Night Raw, suggesting another member of the Hart family may soon be in contention for a major championship.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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But as the night progresses, the curious 13-year-olds are confronted by their own shifting friendship.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His paranoia, played with clumsy charm by a mustachioed and bleary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio, is half-cocked and somewhat comical.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Hundreds of other homes, like Harrington's, faced major damages.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Once again, Weaver faced three batters to start the seventh inning and didn’t get any of them out, allowing a walk to Daulton Varsho before Anthony Santander singled and Andrés Giménez cracked an RBI single.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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More to Explore By documenting lushly hirsute Japanese officials alongside their beardless counterparts, portraiture preserved a photographic record of colonial subjects’ visibly inferior status.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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The more hirsute Bellucci was reduced to stealing a solitary game in the first hour from the purple streak of lightning running the show from the other side of the net.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Her soft, shaggy lob is easygoing and effortless—a departure from her past looks, which were heavy, messy-on-purpose blowouts.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
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Halle Berry and Sabrina Elba both opted for shaggy brown haircuts; the former, a highlighted bob, and the latter, a mid-length single-tone with textured bangs.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hares are also born fully furred and with their eyes open, a trait called precocial, whereas rabbits are born hairless, blind, and vulnerable, needing more parental care in the early stages of life.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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But the felt’s furred obscurity conjured novel mysteries.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Edible insects in the form of wriggling maggots or hairy caterpillars are both delicacy and staple in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a central African nation of nearly 120 million people.—
Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
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Once Upon a Brick — Wolf Guy gets himself into a hairy situation in this howling comedy.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But that hypothesis, Harland wrote in a bristly 1964 Scientific American article, was not supported by any concrete evidence.—
Laura Poppick
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Step 3: Tidy the Harvest When the garlic is fully cured with papery skins and brittle, brown leaves, brush away any excess soil with your fingers and clip back the bristly roots.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Aug. 2024
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“Bearded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearded. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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