as in blonde
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
the child with sandy hair really stood out among the brunettes
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Recent Examples of sandy
These hold up through rainstorms, cobblestone streets, and sandy and rocky beaches without losing their shape or looking worn down.
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Samantha Leal, StyleCaster, 25 Apr. 2025
The region, with its quick-draining sandy soil, is in peak forest fire season.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The sandy soil and pine needles in the regions don’t hold on to water for long.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
Clay soil holds moisture for a long time, while sandy soil dries out very quickly.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Leal, StyleCaster, 25 Apr. 2025
The region, with its quick-draining sandy soil, is in peak forest fire season.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
The sandy soil and pine needles in the regions don’t hold on to water for long.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2025
Clay soil holds moisture for a long time, while sandy soil dries out very quickly.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandy
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Where Capcom’s game follows a group of eight world-traveling fighters battling a wannabe dictator, Fatal Fury is the story of a red-hat-wearing blond warrior and his pals rough-and-tumbling through the streets of a fictional American city called South Town.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2025
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Eight climbers sat across two plush couches, listening to a tall guide with a blond beard who described the ins and outs of changing money with a casual tone.—
Ben Ayers,
Outside Online,
22 Apr. 2025
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Of the collection, Sundy Praia is the most luxurious, with 15 tented villas set where the cacophonous jungle meets the tawny coast.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, on the Australian side of Wallace’s Line, the tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) and its relatives have evolved separately, adapting to open woodlands and drier habitats.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Sandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandy. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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