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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 increases will also apply to black car, taxi and limousine drivers who currently don’t pay anything to drop off passengers curbside at the airport.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The joint venture, which launched March 5, showcases a lightweight low-runner shape in four colorways (natural grey, mustard yellow, burgundy, and black), built around core principles of sustainability and minimalism—an approach both brands have long championed.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Partially cut plants will sag and wilt, while small seedlings can be devoured entirely.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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The sun is being devoured by energy-hungry microbes, called Astrophage, and the resulting cooling threatens to wipe out much of Earth’s population.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Jenner's ebony mane was done in tousled waves.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 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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Many people inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Wearing a protective mask to avoid inhaling the dust, fill a hand-crank or push rotary spreader with pelletized lime.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Easy to say, hard to do when money is tight, but these companies gulp hard and do it.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Considering the general decline of pure album sales, short tracklist and a lead single that didn’t quite take over the world, The Romantic’s opening week total is nothing to scoff at.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2026
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Hotel-Inspired Sheets A full set of hotel-like luxury sheets at $300 is nothing to scoff at.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Raven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raven. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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