brunet

variants or brunette
as in dark
not having a light complexion two of the kids were brunette like their mom

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Recent Examples of brunet Barbie’s boyfriend typically has a golden or brunette head of hair, but the platinum blonde was specifically chosen for this cinematic version of Ken for a few reasons. Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 28 July 2023 Cyrus was last photographed at an event in Beverly Hills on April 23 though, newly brunette: Stefanie Keenan//Getty Images Despite Cyrus not walking the carpet, 2023 has been one of her biggest years in her career. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 2 May 2023 Vallée, barely 24, with a helmet of brunet hair, would serve as Hynek’s unofficial aide-de-camp. Chantel Tattoli, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022 Think of a brunet soap hunk smouldering in a vertical stripe, which partially covers a bottle of frothing champagne. Laurence Scott, Wired, 11 Oct. 2020 See All Example Sentences for brunet
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Adjective
  • With their golden yellow rays surrounding a dark cone, Rudbeckias are quintessential summer blooms.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
  • Related Stories All About Jalen Brunson's Parents, Sandra and Rick Brunson See Photos of Timothée Chalamet, Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal and More On May 16, Chalamet wore a Chrome Hearts tracksuit in a dark navy blue.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Both sizes are available in all black, and the large 45mm model also comes in silver with a white band, while the smaller 41mm Venu 3S gives you the choice of four additional color combinations: soft gold with an ivory, french gray, or dust rose band, or silver with a sage gray band.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 14 May 2025
  • The red, blue, and black colors are like Spider-Man’s suit directly on a water bottle.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Elements of her can be found on Lioness in Zoe Saldaña’s Joe McNamara, a CIA operative trying to save the world from the swarthy — terrorists in Season One, Mexican cartels in Season Two — while raising two girls.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Jett Rink was a really malevolent varmint, and kind of swarthy and dark.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024

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“Brunet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brunet. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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