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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
Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Inside, one of my colleagues, a bearded intensivist named Shiraz Saleem, was treating a teen-age girl with diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication of diabetes caused by a lack of insulin.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Smith and those other two, but especially the bearded 6-foot All-American, are that good.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
To encourage growth and blooming, dwarf and Dutch irises require more fertilizer than bearded varieties.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The bearded man took Ayyub and Rai by the arm and led them away.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Inside, one of my colleagues, a bearded intensivist named Shiraz Saleem, was treating a teen-age girl with diabetic ketoacidosis, a life-threatening complication of diabetes caused by a lack of insulin.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Smith and those other two, but especially the bearded 6-foot All-American, are that good.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
To encourage growth and blooming, dwarf and Dutch irises require more fertilizer than bearded varieties.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearded
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Internationally, other cities have confronted and overcome similar challenges by optimizing workforce models, adopting phased planning, and leveraging standardized designs.—
Ankit Mishra,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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When confronted with the allegations, Lopez-Robles declined a police interview, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2025
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By 2024, the Red Sea faced an unprecedented shipping crisis and a decline in traffic.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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Jones faced Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight belt at UFC 285 in March 2023.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And her new single is a duet with another, even more hirsute outlaw traditionalist, Jamey Johnson.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2025
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In fact, plenty of other teams from the Oakland A’s of the ‘70s, who were actually paid $300 by owner Charley Finley to sport facial hair, to the scruffy and hirsute Red Sox of 2004, won it all with facial hair.—
Marc Edelman,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Getty Images Jenner's look, on the other hand, was quite a departure from her usual sleek yet shaggy pixie.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
13 May 2025
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These were big, shaggy beasts belonging to a Toda tribe.—
Cyril E. Holland,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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But the felt’s furred obscurity conjured novel mysteries.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.—
Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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Anousheh’s role is to incentivize breakthroughs in areas like carbon removal, space exploration, clean water, and longevity—big, hairy problems that can't be solved on a tight deadline or narrow budget.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Black hairy tongue is a benign condition characterized by an abnormal coating of carpet-like papillae on the top surface of the tongue.9 Accidental ingestion during gargling: Hydrogen peroxide solutions up to 9% are usually safe to consume if swallowed while gargling.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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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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The authors dutifully report that each pappus, the bristly head of a seed, contains 100 rod-like filaments on average, each about 7.4 mm long and 16.3 μm thick.—
Bill Andrews,
Discover Magazine,
18 Oct. 2018
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“Bearded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearded. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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