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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
Meanwhile, foxtail hair, a gradient alternative, involves dipping dark brown or black ends in orange, red or blond coloring.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
As Legally Blonde's Elle Woods, Witherspoon charted a memorable path from dumb blonde to Harvard Law School graduate.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Her long blonde hair is in a ponytail.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The screens showed Kidman, wearing a cherry red top and her signature blonde bangs, along the barricade.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
As Legally Blonde's Elle Woods, Witherspoon charted a memorable path from dumb blonde to Harvard Law School graduate.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Her long blonde hair is in a ponytail.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
The screens showed Kidman, wearing a cherry red top and her signature blonde bangs, along the barricade.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blond
Adjective
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The whiskey is then finished in ruby and tawny port barrels, the defining feature of this particular expression, and is bottled without chill filtration at 98.6 proof.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
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Names such as Kopke, Graham’s, Taylor’s, and Sandeman have been here for centuries, the long-standing winemakers aging ruby and tawny ports in cavernous cellars.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Return to oven, and bake until hot and bubbly around edges and chips are lightly golden brown, about 10 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Saturday night, close to three-decades later, Fleetwood donned a golden Corinthian helmet and joined this year’s edition of the Trojan Band at halftime to play the tune.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The 46-year-old migrant stood on the sandy beach in flip-flops one morning watching a boat packed with other migrants leave without him.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Firefighters who rescued a dog that tumbled 40 feet off a sandy cliff over the ocean onto a ledge received plenty of rewards, California officials and news outlets reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the reunion episode, which aired Wednesday, Stause alleged that Davis had made disparaging comments about the use of gender-neutral pronouns and defended the practice of white people singing along to the N-word in music.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Nov. 2025
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True Ipomea batatas has bright orange flesh (although modern varieties have much more intense colors than older forms), occasionally white and rarely purple.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Blond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blond. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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