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
Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Video of Schneemann’s home run shows the ball flying over the left-center field wall, where a bearded man wearing a throwback Cleveland Indians hat and T-shirt tried to catch it in the air.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot of Irish whiskey, some magic mushroom powder, a bearded van dweller ( David Wilmot ) who may or may not have killed his wife years ago, and even Chekhov’s crossbow.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Gritty — the googly-eyed, wild-bearded, furry menace introduced by the Flyers in September 2018 — has long been a source of viral moments during the regular season.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The circus promoter who gave us bearded infants, giantesses from Maine, and Jumbo the elephant had earlier established the American Museum, in lower Manhattan.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Video of Schneemann’s home run shows the ball flying over the left-center field wall, where a bearded man wearing a throwback Cleveland Indians hat and T-shirt tried to catch it in the air.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot of Irish whiskey, some magic mushroom powder, a bearded van dweller ( David Wilmot ) who may or may not have killed his wife years ago, and even Chekhov’s crossbow.
—ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Gritty — the googly-eyed, wild-bearded, furry menace introduced by the Flyers in September 2018 — has long been a source of viral moments during the regular season.
—Ryan Brennan
april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearded
Adjective
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Jonas Lovv, a heavily tattooed mustachioed man with a penchant for leather dungarees, has certainly got the rock-star charisma.—
Jon O'Brien,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Down the corridor, a louche painting of the famous 1972 Burt Reynolds Cosmopolitan centerfold—mustachioed, nude, and reclining—hangs on the wall.—
Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Bilton’s arrival was immediately met with internal pushback from Pelley, who confronted the new boss during a heated all-hands meeting on Monday.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
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Once inside, deputies said, the man confronted the two women who were working at the time, pulled out a handgun and demanded access to the store's safe.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Verb
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This is not the first time Abiy has faced such accusations.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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Hernandez, who is transgender, has faced harassment and ire from anti-trans protesters and conservative pundits during the past two years.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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Cowley conceived of the American tradition, dating back to the eighteenth century, as analogous to, say, that of the French: a comprehensible sequence of geographic and aesthetic developments, not the mere littering of hirsute eccentrics that it was typically taken to be.—
Vince Passaro,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Between segments, Byrd, a shaggy-haired blonde perpetually clad in a spiderweb crochet bikini, would take calls from viewers, urge them to use condoms and dental dams, and get ready for the next performer, who would vary in gender expression and talent.—
Mike Albo,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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However, despite Fariala’s tight control of the tone and the musical elements, the script remains shaggy and unfocused at times.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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As well as opting out of ownership, consumers are also shopping differently for their furred or feathered friends.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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Some plants don’t interest them as much, especially plants with hairy or fuzzy leaves or that are strongly scented.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 May 2026
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The more popular Australian and New Zealand tree ferns, with their hairy trunks, get tired looking after a while, even while the giant chain fern expands radially into a huge clump with leaves up to 5 feet tall or taller.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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“Bearded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearded. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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