as in smoke
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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
Caitlin Palumbo, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
On Azaelea, the iconic 13th hole, McIlroy was again way offline, punching out from the pine straw and hitting a security rope on the ground.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Lucky Benson, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
The nation's largest auto finance company has dropped its lawsuit against auto dealer Russ Darrow over loans to what turned out to be straw buyers of luxury vehicles destined for China via a con man's business.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2018
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Noun
This straw tote is roomy enough to pack your daily essentials, like a paperback book and a Turkish towel for an afternoon at the beach.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
On Azaelea, the iconic 13th hole, McIlroy was again way offline, punching out from the pine straw and hitting a security rope on the ground.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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
The nation's largest auto finance company has dropped its lawsuit against auto dealer Russ Darrow over loans to what turned out to be straw buyers of luxury vehicles destined for China via a con man's business.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straw
Noun
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These detectors can’t tell the difference between smoke and dust.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Drive-through smoke shops, car washes and truck stop amenities also bring in revenue.—
Mead Gruver,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some said the commercial, with a conventionally attractive, white, thin, blonde woman with blue eyes at its center, was upholding Sweeney as the beauty standard.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Amy Hillyard is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs about 120 pounds and has blonde hair, with hazel eyes.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Wilkins made no secret of his own golden ambitions.—
Scott M. Reid,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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Little Debbie says the chocolate chip cookie features a light golden-brown finish and semi-sweet chocolate chips, while the peanut butter cookie is formulated with real peanut butter.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But use of the six pods, arranged in a triple-bunk style layout between cabins, will put fliers in close proximity to others, prompting the airline to publish etiquette notes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Elsewhere, a sunlit atrium is visible from a bunk room, as well as the guest apartment’s living and dining areas.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their songs are the hardest to sing and there were some flat notes sung Wednesday.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Many of their songs are about undocumented workers trying to make a living while evading immigration agents.—
Adrian Florido,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This is why all the whining and complaining from small market teams across the sport is manipulative nonsense.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Or from whatever this risibly self-serious metaphysical nonsense about performance and possession, creation and exorcism, aims to be.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Hopes that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama would seriously boost the traditional arts largely came to naught.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 Mar. 2026
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Showrunners Lilla and Nora Zuckerman were doing rewrites, all for naught.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The three-block stretch, between 16th and 19th avenues, looks markedly different from just a year ago, when tents, abandoned cars and piles of trash crowded the street and sidewalks.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Issues cited by residents include drug use, trash and a man with an assault rifle.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Straw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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