as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
the tawny coat of a lion
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Recent Examples of tawny
Names such as Kopke, Graham’s, Taylor’s, and Sandeman have been here for centuries, the long-standing winemakers aging ruby and tawny ports in cavernous cellars.
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AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
All jawline and tawny hair, strapping, like he’s made of marble?
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Great cornerbacks are football’s tawny owls, the biggest of the big-game hunters, dogging prey through darkness and chaos.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
All jawline and tawny hair, strapping, like he’s made of marble?
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
The tawny owl’s dark release of song quavered from the pine wood.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Great cornerbacks are football’s tawny owls, the biggest of the big-game hunters, dogging prey through darkness and chaos.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tawny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tawny
Adjective
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Only this time, alongside messages wishing for wealth and health is the signature grin of the blond bully from Hogwarts school.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Margot Robbie has officially left Barbieland behind—and all the icy blonde dye jobs that came along with it.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Among the fastest-growing indoor plants is golden pathos or devil’s ivy (Epipremnum aureum).—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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The golden mussel, an invasive species that is making its way across the delta, through waterways and pipes, is now reaching as far south as Riverside County.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Tawny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tawny. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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