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noun

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Recent Examples of roan
Noun
In 2019, just 19 roan antelopes were estimated to exist in Kenya, according to conservation experts. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025 The 3-year-old gray/roan colt finished second consecutively in the Risen Star and the Louisiana Derby, according to the Derby’s profile. Jeremy Tanner, The Hill, 3 May 2025 The trackers plugged in data on a herd of roan antelope, then a single male cheetah. Bydimitri Selibas, science.org, 13 June 2024 Only eight gray or roan horses have ever won the first leg of the Triple Crown. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2023 The 2023 Kentucky Derby will feature four gray or roan horses. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 2 May 2023 The gray/roan contingent is also due for a trip to the winner's circle, with the last to get there being Giacomo in Derby 131. Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 5 May 2023 Hit Show Color: Gray/roan Bred in: Kentucky Sire: Candy Ride Dam: Actress, by Tapit Price tag: Homebred Owners: Gary and Mary West, 0 for 5 in Derby. Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Apr. 2023 Award-winning conservation photographer Anthony Ochieng Onyango devotes his time to capturing images of decreasing populations, such as the roan antelope. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roan
Adjective
  • Spice up your Super Bowl party with these pinto beans, garnished with savory bacon and spicy poblano peppers.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Two types of beans (black and pinto) bring the protein count in this healthy enchilada casserole up to 19 grams per serving.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • Ed the golden palomino (voiced by Western film actor Allan Lane) belonged to Wilbur Post (Alan Young), a young architect who decides to moves out of the city and closer to nature.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Ed the golden palomino (voiced by Western film actor Allan Lane) belonged to Wilbur Post (Alan Young), a young architect who decides to moves out of the city and closer to nature.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The whole rug needs to get wet or colors in the fiber could migrate and result in a blotched look.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Its leaves are deciduous and sometimes white-blotched.
    Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2021
Noun
  • Located some 20 miles northwest of Hobart, the island’s waterfront capital city, Dunn is growing a rainbow of produce, from berries, apples, and plums to a dizzying array of herbs like pineapple sage, sorrel, and around eight different varieties of mint.
    Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 28 May 2025
  • Traditional soups may include lamb, chickpeas, chestnuts, wild sorrel, onion, apricots, mint and saffron and perhaps will be served with sumac and fresh red onion (chestnuts are used rather than potatoes in traditional Azerbaijan cuisine).
    Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Take your pick from black to mocha to crisp, winter white.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Flaunt this fun, floral style, or opt for their best-selling classic black.
    Meg Donohue, Town & Country, 31 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • Adept anglers can fly-fish for them across the varied terrain of the property’s creeks or patrol the marshy perimeters its six Class A lakes for the coveted catch, as well as fellow trout—namely rainbow, brown, and brook–that often exceed 20 inches.
    Alexandra Kirkman, Robb Report, 29 May 2025
  • Suspended from the fashionable wooden arch are a teething ring, crinkly rainbow, rattle, mirror, and plush moon to promote hand-eye coordination.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Here, those louvers help extract heat from the engine bay.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
  • The bay historically was not visited by this cetacean species.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The passengers and drivers wear everything from Western cowboy garb and buckskins to historic pioneer wear.
    Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025
  • During that performance, Roan wore a pink gingham leather set by designer Zana Bayne—a riff on cowboy buckskins—and performed in front of a green screen with a giant tree and small critters dancing along to the song.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025

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“Roan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roan. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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