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Recent Examples of hirsute Physically, Goldberg is balder and leaner; Rogen is hirsute and softer. Austin Considine, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 In fact, plenty of other teams from the Oakland A’s of the ‘70s, who were actually paid $300 by owner Charley Finley to sport facial hair, to the scruffy and hirsute Red Sox of 2004, won it all with facial hair. Marc Edelman, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Headed by the opinionated Phil Robertson, founder of the Duck Commander enterprise, the clan includes his wife Kay; his long-bearded brother Si; his equally hirsute sons Willie, Jase, and Jep; and their assorted wives and children. Danny Horn, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024 As a 10-year-old trapped in the body of a hirsute 40-year-old, Robin Williams is playing a character who isn’t aspiring to be older, like Hanks in the earlier film, but a lonely, awkward, lumbering kid who’s seized by alternating bouts of hyperactivity and deep insecurity. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hirsute
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hirsute
Adjective
  • The larvae are usually about an 1/8-inch long, tan and covered in hairy bristles.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 22 June 2025
  • This isn’t the first time that forest-dwelling creatures inspired by Nordic folklore have become a global pop-culture sensation in the form of collectible hairy figurines that are grotesque and cute at the same time.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • Head out onto the water to sail around the archipelago, keeping your eyes peeled for breaching minke whales and bearded seals, as well as shaggy muskoxen—one of the few megafauna to survive the Ice Age—and Arctic wolves patrolling the shoreline.
    Chloe Berge, Outside Online, 17 June 2025
  • For the occasion, Taylor-Johnson kept his curls shaggy.
    Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Coco Jones leans into soft-glam, using bronzed lids and radiant finishes to complement her silky vocals.
    Essence, Essence, 27 June 2025
  • Soft, stretchy, and silky smooth, AirEssentials is definitely worth the hype.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 25 June 2025

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“Hirsute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hirsute. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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