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Recent Examples of raven
Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
Emma Stone chopped off her long, raven waves—showing off her new ‘do while walking the carpet at the 2025 Golden Globes.
—Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
The little deer struggles to find food as winter approaches, and her raven friend refuses to share its bounty.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Her look, a raven black wig, curtained by a part, marked her potential end to the summer blonde look.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Zegler’s hair was coifed by Clayton Hawkins, with wisps of her raven black tresses to frame her face.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Mar. 2025
Emma Stone chopped off her long, raven waves—showing off her new ‘do while walking the carpet at the 2025 Golden Globes.
—Philipp Wehsack, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
The little deer struggles to find food as winter approaches, and her raven friend refuses to share its bounty.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Her look, a raven black wig, curtained by a part, marked her potential end to the summer blonde look.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raven
Adjective
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The document offers the most detailed account yet of the missing person’s investigation that culminated on Friday with the discovery of Limon’s body in a set of black trash bags discarded along the Howard Frankland Bridge.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2026
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Doechii and Gaga were twinning in matching black Opera Platforms by Thom Solo, and in another clip Gaga is wearing custom red crocodile Thom Solo Opera heels.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Unlike earthworms, which enrich the soil, Asian Jumping Worms devour everything, stripping soil and damaging plant roots.—
Maria Braganini,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the wild, groundhogs feed on a variety of plants and some insects, but in gardens, groundhogs happily devour most vegetables, as well as fruit, bulbs, and tree bark.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The kitchen, connected to the dining room via a butler’s pantry, features ebony cabinetry and integrated appliances.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2026
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The high-end products are in sync with the barber shop’s old-school aesthetic, combining columns, capitals and green marble with opulent mosaic flooring, black ebony walls, coffered ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The vehicle lowers slightly and seems to inhale the pavement.—
Chris Jackson,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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For breathwork, Yasinksi recommends inhaling for four seconds, pausing for four seconds at the top, and then exhaling slowly.—
Lesly Gregory,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Energy efficiency and carbon reduction were a big part of the pitch, as terrestrial data centers gulp enormous amounts of power and millions of gallons of coolant water.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
28 Mar. 2026
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Insofar as one can in an email, Professor Crépel scoffed.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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Southey had scoffed at their place names.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Raven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raven. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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