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or blonde
as in tawny
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
the little boy's blond hair darkened to brown as he grew older
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Recent Examples of blond
For Bosch’s Super Bowl commercial, the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives host traded his signature spiky blond hair for a subdued look, including brown hair, khakis and a button-down shirt.
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Moore also sported blonde hair in the 2020 series Brave New World, which was an adaptation of Aldous Huxley's iconic novel.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
The female suspect has medium-length, dirty blond hair and was wearing a black North Face jacket and jeans.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The silent film starring Marie Ault and Ivor Novello followed a serial killer who targets young blonde women on Tuesday evenings.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Moore also sported blonde hair in the 2020 series Brave New World, which was an adaptation of Aldous Huxley's iconic novel.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
The female suspect has medium-length, dirty blond hair and was wearing a black North Face jacket and jeans.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
The silent film starring Marie Ault and Ivor Novello followed a serial killer who targets young blonde women on Tuesday evenings.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blond
Adjective
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Her lips shine, too, with an ombré look in tawny brown hues, an effect created by makeup artist Bella Mayven with Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Cheat pencil in Foxy Brown and Big Lip Plumpgasm gloss in Nudegasm Diamonds.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
12 Jan. 2026
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The only movement is his coat, a tangle of tawny dreadlocks that ripples and waves in the stiff wind.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Cloaked in a perfect-from-the-jar marinara sauce and topped with thick slices of mozzarella cheese, crispy chicken cutlets turn golden and bubbly under the oven's broiler.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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Its deep red leather upholstered booths work with the golden hues from the candle-and-lamp lights throughout.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Kids’ bikes with stabilisers can be arranged on request, there are opportunities to meet camels, falcons, owls and Spot and Fluff the ponies, and the desert can seem like a big sandy playground to little kids.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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The rover spent nearly a year exploring the rim of a crater believed to have held a huge lake; the rocks show signs of having been shaped and altered by waves, creating a sandy layer.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Fans will be part of an interactive experience before kickoff, where the America250 logo will appear in the stands, which will be filled in red, white and blue thanks to panels given to each fan in attendance, making for a picture-perfect patriotic scene that all will see on television.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Blond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blond. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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