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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
Berry’s exact Chico’s straw bag with leather handles easily fits flight essentials and can transition to carry a towel, sunscreen, and water bottle to the beach. — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026 Lila posed partially topless in one snapshot, wearing nothing but a scarf and a straw hat. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 Aug. 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
  • Heavy smoke could also be seen on a downtown Toledo webcam stream.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Back in mid-April, a plume of smoke caught the eye of Smith, the Yankees exec.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of smoke
Adjective
  • Then again, this entire comparison might simply be the result of seeing a wealthy blonde woman stalking through a city late at night, up to something.
    — Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Third place is a tie between the very blonde Sabrina Carpenter and the sometimes blonde Ariana Grande.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of blond
Noun
  • Shoes are way too clunky and be-socked feet on a bus are just asking to encounter a plug that’s strayed from a bunk while going round a corner.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Academia—like business, electoral politics, and the tech sector—has loads of fabulists and tons of bunk.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of bunk
Adjective
  • Starting point for hikes into Larch Valley and Sentinel Pass are some of Banff National Park’s best (ablaze in autumn when larch needles are golden).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Next steps involve getting zequanox approved for use in golden mussels through the California Environmental Protection Agency and hoping to get this rolled out in local waterways next year, possibly sooner, if California approves an emergency use.
    — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of golden
Noun
  • Deezer and YouTube Music also ask distributors to flag when songs are created by AI and use advanced tools to help flag when they're not marked correctly.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Debuting on December 12, 2025 on Disney+, the feature documents the last concert on the extensive tour, during which Swift performed songs from almost all of her albums ever released.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of songs
Noun
  • The nonsense began last year as a stunt tied to a cryptocurrency group, but more recently has been linked to groups protesting league policies.
    — Greg Cote August 23, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
  • This nonsense with Canada should have never gone into effect.
    — Ian Thomas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of nonsense
Noun
  • Though there is still no fix for the mutation, the subsequent research spawned by the work of Fraumeni, Li, and other pioneers hasn’t been for naught.
    — Lawrence Ingrassia, STAT, 26 June 2026
  • Sure, you’re invested in seeing Syd, Richie, Carmy, Tina (Liza Colón-Zayas),Neil (Matty Matheson), Marcus (Lionel Boyce), and Natalie (Abby Elliott) come together and perform at their best, but without the stakes of earning a Michelin star, all their anxiety is for nought.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 June 2026
Definition of naught
Noun
  • Police said Snelling hid her dead infant, found wrapped in a towel, inside a black trash bag in a closet.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Over the past few years, a steady increase has been reported of workers getting poked by needles in the trash.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
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“Straw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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