comber

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Recent Examples of comber In the scope was one of the many tiny fish bones that were found that day, probably belonging to a small comber or a wrasse. Paul Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022 The destructive combers continued to undermine dwellings near the water’s edge at West Newport Beach. Scott Harrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019 Those two scouts, including Carlos Gomez, a longtime comber of Venezuela’s sandlots, were the first to give Marquez a tryout. Nick Groke, The Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comber
Noun
  • Thanks to multiple attachments, the tool dries, curls, smooths and straightens hair without causing too much heat damage.
    Caitlyn Martyn may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The singer’s textured pixie, which was cut shorter in the back, had face-framing sideburns and curls that narrowly avoided being called bangs, is hard to miss, and now, just in time for fall, has been reintroduced on the front row.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Wheel of Fortune has a new grand champion — and a record breaker at that.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Just as the team bounced back from the opening loss to the Mets to win the next two, ultimately securing the tie-breaker against New York.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For an affordable at-home spa moment, this ice roller and qua sha set is perfect for depuffing and cooling the skin, while the ever-popular Revlon Oil-Absorbing Face Roller provides a quick and discreet way to manage shine throughout the day.
    Tabitha Britt, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Then, being a better decision-maker with the ball, being a better roller, good reads off the short roll.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The island is so close to shore and the water in the bay, which the breeze had rucked into a frenzy of small whitecaps, didn’t seem to be giving the smaller fishing boats any trouble.
    Emma Sloley August 14, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The tip of the wave spills over and breaks into foam, or whitecap, releasing the excess energy.
    Francesco Fedele, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Tim Plough’s day started next to the Pacific Ocean, watching young sons Jackson, Camden and Bodie frolic in the sand and surf at Pismo Beach.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Eight unoccupied houses were claimed by roaring Atlantic surf this week on the Outer Banks — a 200-mile ribbon of barrier islands on the North Carolina coast — as Hurricane Humberto and Hurricane Imelda passed offshore.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The brown trout of a lifetime that just sipped your fly can shoot down a riffle and bust that delicate 6-pound tippet.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2025
  • Here’s a general guideline of the classification of rapids, according to author I. Herbert Gordon: Class I: Easy, slower water with light riffles.
    Morgan Tilton, Denver Post, 8 June 2025

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“Comber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comber. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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