variants
or mazzard
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
Granny threatened to whop me on the mazard if I didn't start minding my manners
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The reason, an official with knowledge of the meeting plans said, is because King Charles is a head of state, rather than a head of government.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026 -
Matt Small, who is in his first season as Lincoln-Way Central’s head coach, was an assistant at Homewood-Flossmoor.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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While building the institution, architects discovered that buried under it was one of the largest and best preserved tzompantli, or wooden rack, displaying over 650 human skulls thought to have been sacrificed in the 15th century, during Aztec rule.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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The boy suffered several injuries, including a concussion, skull fracture, broken wrist and fractured femur, prosecutors said.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
8 May 2026
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Following months of earthquakes and eruptions, a lava dome collapsed on Mount Unzen in Japan.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Johnson’s latest Springfield visit comes as his office’s lobbying efforts under the dome have been criticized by even legislative Democrats as ineffective.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The chef Gregory Gourdet, the son of Haitian immigrants, approaches France from the view of the colonies, moving from Vietnam to Louisiana but ever circling back to the Caribbean and its wealth of plantains, salt cod, Scotch bonnets, pikliz and not-so-humble rice and beans.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Beer, bacon, jalapeño chiles, and chili powder give baked beans a spicy, smoky kick worthy of the Lone Star State.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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The Fort Worth Fire Department rescued a man experiencing a medical emergency May 6 inside the booth of a crane over 200 feet in the air at the JPS construction site in the 1300 block of South Main Street.—
Maven Navarro,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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The eggshell blue exterior of this historic property on the National Register of Historic Places coos to you a block off Duval Street.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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“Mazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mazard. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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