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Recent Examples of fair-haired Initially, instrumental music is playing, but once the band dies down, a fair-haired youth starts singing, countertenor-like. Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 27 July 2025 Tempest, a fair-haired and athletic twenty-six-year-old, was from Bradford, an industrial city in northern England which was then the global capital of the wool trade. Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 13 July 2025 Legend has it that in 1327, Petrarch caught sight of a fair-haired, married woman named Laura in the church of Saint-Claire and fell head over heels, inspiring ardent daily writings of passion, anguish and ultimately despair. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 28 June 2025 Pavan was two months shy of 18, fair-haired and lanky. Mari Saito, USA Today, 20 May 2025 Emma has been some fabulous version of blonde for quite some time now, interrupting her fair-haired streak with the occasional brunette detour. Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Feb. 2025 Emma has been some fabulous version of blonde for quite some time now, interrupting her fair-haired streak with the occasional brunette detour. Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Feb. 2025 The replication crisis has debunked many of psychology’s fair-haired hypotheses, but for the marshmallow test, things have only become more interesting. Big Think, 24 June 2024 Each shows a fair-haired woman, finely dressed in a yellow satin jacket and seated at a table, with a pen in her right hand and a sheet of paper at the ready. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fair-haired
Adjective
  • The success was driven by nostalgia, curiosity around what happened to the beloved characters, and most of the original actors reprising their roles, with on-set chemistry and camaraderie enriched by time.
    Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The victim’s granddaughter was attending a music festival in Pennsylvania when her mother called with the tragic news of her beloved grandmother’s death.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025
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  • Because pilots have become such a precious resource, integral to defending the infantry, Ukraine is working to relocate as many of them as possible away from the frontlines to integrated remote operations.
    ERIC SCHMIDT, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2025
  • These precious spaces, from Niagara Falls to Harlem’s Riverbank State Park — connect communities, foster environmental justice, and ensure equal access to nature for all — regardless of ZIP code or income.
    Paul Steely White, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Kansas City Chiefs head coach also revealed his favorite Swift album.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Honoree Fleming, a retired college dean, was shot dead in October 2023 while walking near her favorite trail near the Vermont State University campus in Castleton, Vt., the Associated Press reported at the time.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Osbournes are truly animal lovers, and perhaps the most darling part of the series was how nearly every scene had at least one of the family’s many dogs or cats sniffing around.
    Maya Salam, New York Times, 23 July 2025
  • Who wouldn’t buy anything O’Connor, with his darling secret smile, tells them?
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Fresh bakery items, quick on-the-go snacks, self-serve coffee and sweet tea, and even a bottle of wine to take home to celebrate the start of the weekend with your roommates are all available at your fingertips.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The latest additions to the Dolly Parton x Lodge line include four new cast-iron skillets plus darling bakeware to give your homemade sweet treats a touch of her incomparable charm.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Taylor also used much of her wealth to promote causes dear to her, particularly as one of the first outspoken advocates in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
    Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Its official name is the Eleanor 55, after a dear friend of Spellman.
    Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025

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“Fair-haired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fair-haired. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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