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Recent Examples of laird
Shakespeare reveals his villain-protagonist’s foil late in the plot: Macduff only stands out from a miscellaneous herd of Scottish lairds once Macbeth sends assassins after his family.
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Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
Who is a witch and who is a laird in any single moment seems fluid — appropriately for a cast hamstrung repeatedly by COVID setbacks, anyone might play anyone.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2022
The term green laird is used to express concern about the concentration of ownership and power, says Hamish Trench, the chief executive of the Scottish Land Commission, the public body created by the Scottish government to advise on land policy.
—Cathleen O'Grady, The Atlantic, 20 May 2022
A few thousand sheep could generate more revenue for a laird than a few hundred farmer-tenants.
—New York Times, 5 May 2022
This romance is about a grumpy Scottish laird falling for a feisty English lady, and trust me, this man knows how to pleasure his woman.
—Jenny Singer, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2022
Most practical measures to weed out witches were taken by the local leaders of Scottish society, the lairds (local aristocrats) and ministers.
—National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2019
And after years of neglect by the previous laird, or estate owner, the people gained ownership themselves in 1997.
—Danielle Bernabe, National Geographic, 26 Apr. 2019
And after years of neglect by the previous laird, or estate owner, the people gained ownership themselves in 1997.
—Danielle Bernabe, National Geographic, 26 Apr. 2019
Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2024
Who is a witch and who is a laird in any single moment seems fluid — appropriately for a cast hamstrung repeatedly by COVID setbacks, anyone might play anyone.
—Helen Shaw, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2022
The term green laird is used to express concern about the concentration of ownership and power, says Hamish Trench, the chief executive of the Scottish Land Commission, the public body created by the Scottish government to advise on land policy.
—Cathleen O'Grady, The Atlantic, 20 May 2022
A few thousand sheep could generate more revenue for a laird than a few hundred farmer-tenants.
—New York Times, 5 May 2022
This romance is about a grumpy Scottish laird falling for a feisty English lady, and trust me, this man knows how to pleasure his woman.
—Jenny Singer, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2022
Most practical measures to weed out witches were taken by the local leaders of Scottish society, the lairds (local aristocrats) and ministers.
—National Geographic, 16 Oct. 2019
And after years of neglect by the previous laird, or estate owner, the people gained ownership themselves in 1997.
—Danielle Bernabe, National Geographic, 26 Apr. 2019
And after years of neglect by the previous laird, or estate owner, the people gained ownership themselves in 1997.
—Danielle Bernabe, National Geographic, 26 Apr. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for laird
Noun
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Take, for example, a landowner who sues a factory for polluting a river.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
15 May 2025
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Trump and Elon Musk — a South African immigrant — have accused the country’s government in Pretoria, which is Musk’s hometown, of instituting anti-white laws and policies, and fueling violence against white landowners in the nation that for decades was the home of apartheid.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
13 May 2025
Noun
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But in numerous cases, landholders were not exactly fat cats.—
Ian Johnson,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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The Ocean View School District is the largest landholder and provider of open green space in northwest Orange County, covering over 315 acres.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Vance was suggested for the role of landlady Ethel Mertz (who would often concoct schemes with the titular character) by director Marc Daniels.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Prior to moving in, the landlady laid out several house rules for Sara, which included opening the windows daily and paying for each use of the dryer.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Laird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laird. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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