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noun

Definition of strawnext
as in smoke

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adjective

as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color the cheese maker told us that the best Parmesan cheeses are straw, not white, in color

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Recent Examples of straw
Noun
The 36-24 loss to Clemson on Saturday night was the final straw for those who financially support the football program. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026 And that might have been, well, the last straw for scarecrows in their traditional role. — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2026
Adjective
Inside the container is straw, alfalfa, water and vegetables, and electronic equipment will monitor the temperature and allow technicians to even talk to the animal. — Alicia Fernández, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024 Inside the building’s stucco walls are straw bales, a material championed for its sustainability by Harrison and the artistic community who built the house. — Lucky Benson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for straw
Recent Examples of Synonyms for straw
  1. smoke
  2. blond
  3. bunk
  4. golden
  5. songs
  6. nonsense
  7. naught
  8. trash
Noun
  • However, Citizen App video showed firefighters putting out the blaze, as heavy smoke continued to rise.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Unlike the real thing, electric fireplaces emit no smoke and leave no messy ashes after use.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of smoke
Adjective
  • Prior to her dramatic chop, Fahy favored mid-length blond locks, which the actress typically styled in loose waves or occasionally a straight middle part.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • For 15 minutes our sauna master, Kyan Van Haasteren, a young, blond Dutchman, theatrically waved a towel over scorching sauna stones to waft steam toward me and 32 other guests.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of blond
Noun
  • After lights-out, those young soldiers came to his bunk to ask what war is like.
    — Matthew Marcellus, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The well-size main bedroom has leafy views and another decorative fireplace, although the person doing the listing’s photos has oddly chosen to hide it behind a bed; the second bedroom can easily handle a bunk-bed situation plus a sideboard.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bunk
Adjective
  • In 1925 Friedrich Frey-Fürst purchased the property and Bürgenstock entered its golden era.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Choose from seven rich, neutral tones, including deep chocolate brown and vibrant golden yellow.
    — Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of golden
Noun
  • In Kot’s eyes, the band was stunting its artistic growth by becoming a familiar, corporate brand à la the Rolling Stones; for Bono, there were some good songs on Voodoo Lounge.
    — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Keyboardist Jason Derlatka took over for two songs — also capturing Perry’s pipes with eerie precision.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of songs
Noun
  • But most of this energy price escalation stems from Joe Biden’s anti-fossil-energy, Green New Deal nonsense.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The bloc also roped Canada into this nonsense, and recently asked Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to dial the generosity up a notch, according to Politico.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of nonsense
Noun
  • If people don’t buy that moment, not only is this scene for naught but lots of the show is for naught, and so much of that is on Chris and his ability to utterly surrender to the reality of this moment.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Skubal scattered three hits and struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings, which would have gone for naught without the Hernández and Pages home runs.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of naught
Noun
  • Nominations for the 69th Grammy Awards will be announced Monday morning, capping a year-long pop-music season in which new stars rose, old hands returned and Taylor Swift dropped a song about Cleveland that even people in Ohio decided was trash.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • This year’s event gathered nearly 11,000 pounds of trash, Getz said, and 1,625 volunteers contributed 15,000 volunteer hours.
    — Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026
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