variants
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
Our teacher was Olga Kopylova, a middle-aged psychologist with a blond bob.
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Per the trailer, the duo decide that her hair must go and end up shaving it off — a drastic change that Stone embraced, cutting off her naturally blond locks for the role.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Why won’t that blonde witch just get on a boat, travel off into the distance, and leave us alone for good?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
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Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Per the trailer, the duo decide that her hair must go and end up shaving it off — a drastic change that Stone embraced, cutting off her naturally blond locks for the role.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Why won’t that blonde witch just get on a boat, travel off into the distance, and leave us alone for good?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 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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The idea is to make the re-emergence into the Ipanema sunlight, the sparkly views of the Atlantic, and the golden beach, all the more dramatic.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Bruce the golden lives in San Diego with his owner, Laura Krivisky, 29, and has many online fans who follow the adventures Krivisky posts to Instagram account @san_diego_bruce.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Nestled on Britain's south coast in the county of Dorset, Bournemouth is a quintessential English seaside town, known for its sandy beach and fish and chips.—
NPR,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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In June 2024, Burrow turned heads for his bleach-blonde buzz cut, a drastic change from his previous sandy blond waves.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Blond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blond. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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