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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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In the Bay Area, springtime festivities begin this weekend with Easter Bunny photo ops, egg hunts, crafts and other activities, followed by a full array over the holiday weekend, including the city of Campbell’s big parade and a Hayward bonnet parade now in its 81st year.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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April 4 with an Easter bonnet contest, crafts, games, face painting, music, and egg hunt for children ages 2 to 10 at Brengle Terrace Park, 1200 Vale Terrace Drive.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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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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In a brief video that circulated over the holidays among officers of the BART police force, the department’s chief pins a badge on a beaming young officer wearing the turban of his Sikh faith.—
Susie Neilson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
5 Mar. 2026
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Every failure of the state now stains the turban as well as the uniform.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
5 Mar. 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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That’s what lawmakers grappled with Monday when a local conservative provocateur came to testify on an immigration bill wearing brownface and a sombrero and speaking Spanish.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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Safeguard early plantings from frost by covering them with frost blankets, cloches, or row covers.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
14 Feb. 2026
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Think old skateboard wheels under an oversized cloche on a wooden stand.—
Heather Bien,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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Not much younger, Leon (Luis Brandoni), a former communist activist with a beret and walking stick, shuffles towards him and sits at his side.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bertinelli, at 65 and perennially adorable in a beret, glasses and comfy striped sweater, is chatting from her bedroom, sipping from a mug and sharing unvarnished insights about love, self-acceptance and moving beyond traumas that might otherwise define us.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
9 Mar. 2026
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More than results, coach John Hynes is looking under the hood on how his team is playing, and feeling, before the playoffs.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Under the hood, estimates show that growth came from births and international migration, while Jackson County lost a net 3,925 people to domestic migration since April 2020.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Leghorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leghorn. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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