mazards

variants or mazzards
plural of mazard, chiefly dialect
as in heads
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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Noun
  • The deck team’s struggle to keep their heads above water is starting to look like an endurance challenge.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The jump in homeless students, advocates say, represents a swell in local families who have no roof over their heads.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Though cocoa futures plummeted 46% so far this year, customers are seeing the higher prices now because producers are making chocolate out of those pricey beans harvested in 2024, along with tariffs and inflation costs.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Asian nation last year purchased $13 billion of US beans — more than 20% of the entire crop — for animal feed and cooking oil, and the freeze has rocked rural farmers who represent a key political base for the president.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Some domes also come with a wooden board to protect your countertops.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Hagia Sophia in Istanbul was a key inspiration; elements of that building are reflected in Euphoria’s domes and arches, as well as its palette of gold, blue, red, and yellow.
    Janine Di Giovanni, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With 10 days to go until the New York mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani maintains a clear and consistent lead in the race, polls show.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In the short-term, this means coming to a compromise on the electoral system, and holding polls in a timely fashion next year.
    Omar S Mahmood, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Don’t use mulch made from black walnut wood, leaves, or nuts near your orchard.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
  • So in 2017, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases formally recommended parents introduce children under the age of 3 to allergens like nuts.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • My spaghetti noodles were swirled around three meatballs on my plate.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Boiled potatoes, cooked shrimp, beef, chicken, sausage, mussels and noodles were held at improper holding temperatures, another repeat violation.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Paul Reed narrowly missed a double-double with 13 points, nine rebounds and two blocks, stepping up in Duren and Stewart’s absence to play a meaningful 19 minutes.
    Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Jupiter was shaping Earth's fate before our planet even existed, carving gaps in the early solar system that kept its building blocks from plunging into the sun, a new study finds.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Mazards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mazards. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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