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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
  • Beyond Blues introduces non-indigo dye options and versatile customization possibilities, while Airsoft features a fresh palette of luminous mid and light indigo tones, complemented by soft greys and blacks—perfect for spring-summer moods and relaxed silhouettes.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The floor-length gown featured a plunging v-neck that didn't leave much to the imagination, as well as a thigh-high slit that gave the musician the chance to show off her legs — and her strappy black Giuseppe Zanotti heels.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 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
  • Place the trap in a shaded, quiet corner of your yard or porch.
    Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Each of its 18, double-story villas has a private pool, a shaded courtyard, and a veranda that looks out across the waterways into the dense teak forest.
    Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Link’s flight simulators supercharging our pilot training with adaptive decision-making under pressure; medical residents refining teamwork and communication in simulated trauma bays; managers learning leadership through live project crises with shifting constraints and incomplete information.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The report noted that the bay’s famous seagrass beds were undergoing a massive die-off, accompanied by algal blooms that depleted oxygen levels, thereby killing fish in large numbers.
    Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Behind the scenes, a crew of dedicated workers care for the racehorses.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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“Skewbald.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewbald. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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