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as in to storm
to express one's anger usually violently
the man bristled at the accusation, and threatened to file a lawsuit
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Recent Examples of bristle
Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
There have been at least 38 reports of and reviews mentioning the bristle detaching from the brushes, Weber said, and four reports of people who swallowed the metal bristles and sough medical treatment to remove them from their throat or digestive tract.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Memories of the Second World War have faded enough that most fans no longer bristle at a German victory.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Many reach for a small, flat brush with bristles that are denser at the base and finer at the tips—almost like a wide-tooth comb—to carve ultra-precise ridges that feel architectural yet delicate.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 27 Feb. 2026
There have been at least 38 reports of and reviews mentioning the bristle detaching from the brushes, Weber said, and four reports of people who swallowed the metal bristles and sough medical treatment to remove them from their throat or digestive tract.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
Salt, responding to this charge, bristles a touch at being called mainstream and says her taste is more complex.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Memories of the Second World War have faded enough that most fans no longer bristle at a German victory.
—Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bristle
Noun
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Throw in fresh spinach and tomatoes for fiber and valuable micronutrients, along with a spoonful of tahini or a dash of high-quality olive oil for healthy fats.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2026
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Your Metabolic Health Improves The fiber in chia seeds helps to slow digestion, preventing blood sugar spikes.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Picturesque wind instruments suddenly burst forth as if a flock of birds were flying over the pyramids.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Wembanyama burst around it, received a pass and threw down a dunk.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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While many families are discussing plans to move out of the state should the legislative proposals pass, others are organizing letter-writing campaigns, submitting testimony and gathering support to storm the Capitol in opposition.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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With less than five seconds remaining in regulation, King and teammate George Natsvlishvili stormed up the court in hopes of a buzzer-beating shot.—
Tom Carothers,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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It’s crowned with a mountain of pashmak, the ultra fine threads of candy floss found in Iranian and Armenian markets all over the city.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The common thread is not style but circumstance.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To stabilize bulging sides, drive rebar rods into the soil along the exterior of the beds.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
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Fibroids that bulge into the uterine cavity—called submucosal fibroids—are often associated with the most significant bleeding changes, regardless of size.—
Beth Krietsch,
SELF,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Iran war rages on and continues to rattle global markets, while Iran has picked a new supreme leader.—
Angus Whitley,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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On Saturday, a fire raged at a three-story, hillside home in Laurel Canyon, where over 100 firefighters extinguished the blaze in the main house, the exterior of an adjacent building and surrounding vegetation in one hour and 13 minutes, LAFD said in a news release.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tony, the resident sloth who was reliably hanging upside-down from the telephone wires above the entrance to the camp.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Mar. 2026
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The soft machine bends, snaps and resets itself automatically, powered entirely by material physics instead of chips or wires.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Texts from friends buzzed his phone.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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In the tense Lebanese capital, Beirut, Israeli surveillance drones buzz overhead while red tracer bullets light up the night skies, fired to warn residents of possible attacks.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Bristle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bristle. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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