bluenosed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bluenosed
Adjective
  • The Sherlock Holmes series adds a touch of Victorian charm with rich wood paneling, brass accents, and cozy reading nooks perfect for sleuthing through your own novels.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In the 2001 episode shot above Times Square, the poet Michael Stipe sits regal in a Victorian skirt and peppers Automatic for the People and Reveal songs with a rant about George Bush’s nuclear energy policy.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Shiite Iran feared the regional ascendance of Sunni radicalism in the form of the puritanical Taliban, an ambitious al-Qaeda, and other militant factions, as well as further instability on its eastern border—Iran was then, and remains now, home to many Afghan refugees.
    Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Indeed, one of the reasons some men left the League was their perception that the institution treated women too preciously and that the school administration labored to cultivate a puritanical atmosphere in a place that was by nature loose and raucous.
    Anne Halsey, JSTOR Daily, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Bluenosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bluenosed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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