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noun

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Noun
  • Antelope such as puku, reedbuck, and roan began to return in greater numbers.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In 2019, just 19 roan antelopes were estimated to exist in Kenya, according to conservation experts.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 16 June 2025
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
  • One of the key myths about sherry is that the palomino, its primary grape, is neutral and required fortification, intricate blending in the cellar and exposure to air, as with oloroso sherries, or aging under flor, a yeast that gives personality to fino and manzanilla sherries.
    Eric Asimov, New York Times, 3 July 2023
Adjective
  • Drain and rinse the pinto, cannellini, kidney and black beans.
    The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Finished in a warm walnut, rich black, or light honey tone, the timeless piece plays nicely with a number of decor styles from modern to minimalistic.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Students waved pompoms also in the school’s signature black and red as Wilson jumped for joy.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Instructor and researcher Mila Berhane was encouraging local farmers to try planting Hibiscus sabdariffa (also known as Jamaica sorrel), a subtropical native African species that’s long been grown throughout Asia and the Americas but is still gaining traction in the U.S.
    Maggie Heyn Richardson, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Fall is a good time to plant perennials like garlic and sorrel.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to yards of open grassy areas for Pickles and Franklin to roam freely, there is a pool, sauna, pickleball court, outdoor kitchen, and lots of shaded or umbrella-covered seating.
    Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • On the shaded side of Rio Vista’s Main Street, where the road climbs away from the Sacramento River, sits Foster’s Bighorn, the bar and restaurant that has occupied this spot for 90 years.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On the seventh floor, which houses 33 private infusion bays with TVs, a woodsy scent filled the air.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps there’s a haunting to be had in this injustice; perhaps these war dead, with the truth of their deaths hidden and covered up at the time, have left their own ghostly imprint upon the bay, drawing forth further inexplicable sights, sounds, and activity.
    Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As of this past January, businesses can write off 100% of a racehorse purchase in the first year of ownership.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The camel can travel incredibly far on minimal resources, survive under the harshest conditions, and, when needed, run surprisingly fast - in the long run even outpacing the finest racehorse.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Skewbald.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewbald. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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