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Definition of ravennext
as in black
having the color of soot or coal had dark eyes and raven hair

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raven

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verb

as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily the rat ravened the poisoned bait just as we had hoped

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Recent Examples of raven
Adjective
As for her glam, the former Pussycat Dolls member styled her hair in a tight chignon with strands of her raven black tresses to frame her face. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for raven
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raven
Adjective
  • In between, there are even taller art sculptures in red, green, or black colors.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
  • There are black mold deposits in the water, in the drinking water.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • One is the Holocaust, which devoured the lives of many of the people in her pages.
    Adam Hochschild, The New York Review of Books, 9 May 2026
  • King warned that the war would devour Johnson’s ambition for a Great Society, consuming the resources meant to relieve poverty here at home.
    Mark Conway, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
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  • With an ebony handle and gorgeous decorative hammer marks, the Kazan Arare gyuto is a piece anyone would proudly display in their home.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hantavirus is primarily spread by inhaling mouse feces and urine.
    Eva Flowe May 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
  • Transmission to people generally happens when virus-laden rodent excreta gets stirred up in dust and inhaled—for example, a person sweeping out a shed or garage with a rodent infestation without a mask.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
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  • Munisteri warned the evening crowd that Democrats are unified and fighting to flip the state while Republicans are scoffing at that notion without taking any meaningful action to prevent that reality.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • Critics initially scoffed when Mozilla didn’t obtain CVE designations for any of the 271 vulnerabilities.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026

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“Raven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raven. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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