as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
a book about the adventurous lives of tars, skippers, and pirates of the 18th century
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Recent Examples of tar
John F. McQuillan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Racy aromas of cedar, bay leaves, sesame, smoke, tar and salty black licorice.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Two opposition party presidential candidates, working in tandem with an ever-supine propaganda media, tarred and feathered him as a historical threat to the Constitution—as a crypto-Nazi who, if once again given the reins of power, might really burn it all down.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Some of the first recorded causal links date back to 1775 with a high incidence of scrotal cancer in chimney sweeps, and in 1907, when workers developed skin cancer as a result of handling tar or pitch.
—John F. McQuillan, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Racy aromas of cedar, bay leaves, sesame, smoke, tar and salty black licorice.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
And now you will be forever tarred as an ungrateful Negative Nancy!
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
Two opposition party presidential candidates, working in tandem with an ever-supine propaganda media, tarred and feathered him as a historical threat to the Constitution—as a crypto-Nazi who, if once again given the reins of power, might really burn it all down.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tar
Noun
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Or Hegseth may just be protecting young sailors with dust allergies from picking up the book.—
Peter S. Wenz,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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The sailors are sleeping or preparing for the morning’s voyage, but a frenzied man has pushed his way aboard, looking for drugs.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
Verb
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There was fecal matter, urine, empty containers and soiled clothes all over the floor, the warrant affidavit said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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Hollywood is soiling itself at the thought of a director (eventually) owning the rights to his work?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This date is also supported by a notice to mariners, but it should be taken as notional rather than something to be confident in.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 May 2025
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The high costs that come with building a military and commercial vessel have been a major barrier—alongside a shortage of mariners—in getting the U.S. shipbuilding industry back up to speed with its Chinese counterparts.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Crème Brûlée Steve Granitz Crème brûlée is like butter blonde, but dirtied up a bit for a browned, warm tint.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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He’s come through with timely hits, dirtied his uniform on the bases and made an impact with his arm in the outfield.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Taste for seasoning, adding more salt and/or lemon juice if necessary.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
18 May 2025
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The spa is a huge draw, so leave your phone behind and get into your body through sauna, salt flotation therapy, and massage treatments.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
17 May 2025
Verb
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Avoid insecticides, greasy oils, or petroleum jelly smeared near the feeder that can coat hummingbird feathers.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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Though the moment is smeared in dramatic score, a dull clanging pierces through; the EMTs can’t get the gurney wheels to glide out of the doorway.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
16 May 2025
Noun
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Some Micronesian navigators estimate their progress through a system known as etak.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
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The film, set in the 16th century, follows Magellan, a young and ambitious Portuguese navigator.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Designed to deliver buildable volume and definition, the long-wear formula doesn’t smudge and has an innovative conical brush to coat every lash without clumping.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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To pair with it, fronts peaked through a deep, matte red lipstick while oversized eyeliner and pale orange shadow was smudged against her hazel eyes.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Tar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tar. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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