ocherous

variants or ochreous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ocherous
Adjective
  • The 17-mile loop road through Monument Valley is unpaved, rutted and sandy.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 16 Aug. 2025
  • The teaser poster for Fallout Season 2 was published exclusively by IGN on Friday, which shows silhouettes of The Ghoul, Lucy, Maximus and the canine Dogmeat walking in the sandy, deserted environs of the former Las Vegas, now called New Vegas.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Watts traded her signature cool blond waves for a structured, chestnut-colored bob wrapped up in a chic, silken headscarf in the photos taken in in New York City's Central Park on Aug. 4.
    Ryan Coleman Updated, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • In 2005, Shakira’s muddy blond hair was kept short; the ripples taking the shape of coils, teased and tossed about.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The turf will turn crispy and brittle while taking on tawny hues.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
  • You’ll be led through the entire winemaking journey, from grape to barrel, sampling rich tawny and bold ruby Ports, before stretching out on the sandstone terrace offering cinematic panoramas of the mighty valley below.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Adjective
  • Watch the Full 2022 Met Gala Red Carpet Livestream With lighter, more strawberry blonde highlights, the new style also features some dimensional color, which makes Huppert’s hair look thicker.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Pruitt is described as standing 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, with blue eyes, and blonde or strawberry blonde hair.
    William Thornton | wthornton@al.com, al, 7 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • It is dipped in red icing and Biscoff cookie crumble before being topped with golden icing drizzles and the Gryffindor crest.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Bake spirals in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until crispy and golden brown.
    Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Their delicious 2021 Viognier is straw colored in the glass with aromas of white flowers, white peach, and dried apricot with flavors of yellow peach, jasmine flower, and cantaloupe melon.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 24 July 2025
  • Their 2021 Piere Sauvignon Blanc is straw colored with aromas of chalk, wet river stones, and citrus blossoms.
    Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
Adjective
  • And yet, about four years ago, images of myself with flaxen hair started to wheedle their way into my brain and park there.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Miss Maynard’s class is building Holland on a small scale in one of their sandbox tables with dikes, towers, windmills, boys with wooden shoes and girls with flaxen hair.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Ocherous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ocherous. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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