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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
Jackman — weathered and bearded — looks amazing, like a medieval Santa Claus. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 Historians long held that the Aztecs had feared and expected the return of an important deity—Quetzalcóatl, the white, bearded god who would rule over the empire—and that the white, bearded Cortés was aware of this fear and used it to his advantage in his expedition across Mexico. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 June 2026 In their scenes together, Ahmed plays straight man so Khan can go huge, all breezy confidence and street smarts combined as a defense against the countless stereotypes the bearded, accented, proudly Muslim Zulfi must face every day. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 May 2026 By the next afternoon, KWTV News 9 had posted a picture on Facebook of the bearded man from their security footage, asking anyone who recognized him to report him. — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 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
  • South India is the scent of frangipani and coffee, bushels of bananas and coconuts, women with gold nose rings and hair braided with jasmine and mustachioed men in pink with hands on hips.
    — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
  • Sadly, anyone hoping to see his mustachioed self opposite Hudson Williams' Shane Hollander and Connor Storrie's Ilya Rozanov in 2027 may be disappointed.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Definition of mustachioed
Verb
  • Eccles was allegedly hiding from police in a series of backyards when he was confronted and arrested by Harris.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • In this terse, elegant story, a mother is confronted by a teacher about her son’s anger problems at school.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 July 2026
Definition of confronted
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of hirsute
Verb
  • Authorities from throughout Southern California have faced a spat of e-bike and e-motorcycle incidents, including a teen who led Orange County law enforcement on a chase last month.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The category has faced many changes over recent years and after the two categories were merged, there were rules put in place to ensure that at least one of the SNL and Last Week Tonight would make the cut out of the five nominations.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of faced
Adjective
  • The shaggy golden Saint Berdoodle was killed on June 13 by an LAPD officer while bounding out of Marseille’s Canoga Park apartment.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Yeoh sported a shaggy platinum crop with dark roots peeping through, pairing her transformation with one of the brand’s signature skirt suits.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 July 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
  • This daring accessory was first debuted in Schiaparelli’s fall 2024 ready-to-wear collection, and the hairy tie has been making the rounds with other celebrities such as Selma Blair.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • The ambitious series will debut new episodes later this year, making this the perfect time to prop up your hairy feet and marathon the first two seasons.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
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