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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
At sixty-seven, Bragg is bearded and paunchy, with a thinning crown. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 Quigley, bearded and burly but soft-edged with a deliberative way of speaking that can serve a range of emotions, is brilliant, and Patel balances him admirably. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 On an autumn day in 1860, a bearded British man visited George Washington’s tomb at his final resting place in Virginia. — Nicky Robertson, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The examination also revealed two more figures, one looming in the window and, at the left of the composition, a bearded man wearing a hat and standing in profile. — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 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 drag king Murray Hill has the look of a mustachioed Atlantic City lounge lizard and the shticky comic delivery of Don Rickles.
    — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Cassegrain, mustachioed, silver-haired, and smiling, explains that during its early days, the pipes were popular with hip youngsters.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of mustachioed
Verb
  • Unlike the gangs Bukele confronted in El Salvador, Haiti’s criminal groups have developed extensive defenses, access to increasingly sophisticated weapons and have shown the ability to quickly replenish their ranks.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The main problem facing Healey is the same as that which confronted his predecessor Rachel Reeves, who was Chancellor after Labour returned to power in a landslide election victory — the country's debt mountain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 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
  • The dancing partners faced some brutal criticism from Ballas after performing their Argentine tango homage to The Omen.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The manager of a large kratom distribution company, faced with evidence of the compound in products at the center of several wrongful death lawsuits against him, mounted a concerted lobbying push.
    — Christina Jewett, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of faced
Adjective
  • A bit later, a shaggy-haired knight would win the final competition, beat his chest, and throw a triumphant fist in the air as his section screamed for him.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Barring some sort of unforeseen cataclysm, Inevitability has reared its great, shaggy head.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 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
  • Two portraits of a woman thought to be Isabella—one by the painter Lorenzo Costa, another attributed to Il Cavazzola or Giulio Campi—depict her with a hairy little white dog, who was perhaps Aura, or, if not, one of her relatives.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • This is executed through the use of varying shades of gray throughout the Field Boot’s upper, which combines a nubuck base with hairy suede overlays and a padded calf leather collar.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
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