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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
He reportedly was kidnapped by a bearded man driving a blue Ford van, and later, his remains were found in a canal off Florida’s Turnpike in Indian River County. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026 One of them, a shorter, bearded man with a nose reddened and swollen from years of abusing liquor, gave a low whistle. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 There’s even a shaggy-bearded off-islander, an academic expert who has arrived to help find a solution. — Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026 Sicking, a bearded and bespectacled sixty-eight-year-old, lives with his wife in Birmingham, Alabama, in a large French-country-style house. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 July 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
  • The conventional view holds that the main architects of European integration were the Frenchmen Jean Monnet, a mild-mannered, mustachioed Cognac merchant and banker, and Robert Schuman, an austere, devoutly Catholic statesman from Lorraine.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Pied Piper here is a creepy mustachioed ice cream man (Ari Millen), who comes with an interesting backstory revealed in the final act.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of mustachioed
Verb
  • When confronted with this brazen conflict of standards during last week’s special session, members of the General Assembly simply dismissed the contradiction, insisting that the law does not apply to them.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Mob Piru Blood Travon Lane was at Foot Locker when a South Side Crip confronted him and took his Death Row Records necklace.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 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
  • Turnout this year was lower than for the last gubernatorial primary, when Lamont faced a challenge from Bridgeport’s Joe Ganim in 2018.
    — Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial has centered on the mental health issues the 36-year-old faced after giving birth to her third child.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of faced
Adjective
  • The pile is less shaggy and the patterns lean geometric over minimalist.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
  • At its best, that instinct lends his comedies a shaggy warmth and a conspiratorial mood that suggests the filmmaker, character, and even viewers are all surviving the humiliation of modern intimacy together.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 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
  • These vines will also happily wind their way around tree trunks and shrubs and fix themselves in place with small rootlets that take on a hairy appearance as poison ivy plants mature.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her work often features naked women, sagging breasts, and hairy legs.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
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