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Recent Examples of leghorn
The Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn
The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name.
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Fox News, 29 Oct. 2015
Fox News, 29 Oct. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leghorn
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The shrimp is cooked with short ribs and a whole bunch of seasonings and a Scotch bonnet chile for a hint or heat.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 June 2026
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One of the girls has braids and was wearing a black coat and red shirt, another wore a pink bonnet and black shirt, and the third wore a white shirt.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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There were crinoline explosions and Panama teardrops, tiny little fascinators and huge brimmed sunbonnets.—
Denise Coffey,
Courant Community,
30 May 2017
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Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
17 Aug. 2025
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Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2024
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Digwa then claimed in bodycam footage released by police that Nowak had grabbed his turban and subjected him to racist abuse.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Their tender encounter takes place in a grand setting with Stone resting in a chaise lounge in her mansion, outfitted in a robe and turban, looking like Norma Desmond.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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Quiroz recently began wearing a sombrero.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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With an Opening Day golden sombrero and an 0-for-7 start to the season, there was plenty of reason to be worried about Aaron Judge.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Sealed beneath a cloche and revealed tableside beneath a curl of citrus smoke.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2026
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After the waiter lifts a silver cloche from the plate laid before him with a flourish, the aghast Mr. Bean frantically finds places to hide the offending beef away.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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Combined with his garb, which could include berets and glasses, Jaimoe was simply one of the coolest-looking guys in music.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2026
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In Literature and Painting Playset, 2025, a Cartman-like figure wearing a beret splashes daubs of paint on the screen while a female figure in pilgrim dress delivers a long, disjointed monologue patched together by Kokopeli from Quora posts, art history texts, and other online detritus.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Truck traditionalists, however, will not settle for less than eight cylinders under the hood, Kuniskis said, and customers often tell him that a compact truck can't get them to their work site or reliably tow their boats or trailers.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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This Seattle kitchen goes from dark to light with a black hood, tile backsplash, and white cabinetry.—
Lauren Jones,
The Spruce,
6 June 2026
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“Leghorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leghorn. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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