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
Of the collection, Sundy Praia is the most luxurious, with 15 tented villas set where the cacophonous jungle meets the tawny coast.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, on the Australian side of Wallace’s Line, the tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) and its relatives have evolved separately, adapting to open woodlands and drier habitats.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
On the rocks beneath there were no tawny lion forms whose odor would cause our dogs to lose their sense of direction.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
These were plentiful, with colorful rough shapes catching the light on the Embrace bracelet in hues of delicate gray, greens and tawny browns that contrasted with faceted white diamonds, the largest one accented by polished natural jet, another rarity of nature.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, on the Australian side of Wallace’s Line, the tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) and its relatives have evolved separately, adapting to open woodlands and drier habitats.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
On the rocks beneath there were no tawny lion forms whose odor would cause our dogs to lose their sense of direction.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
These were plentiful, with colorful rough shapes catching the light on the Embrace bracelet in hues of delicate gray, greens and tawny browns that contrasted with faceted white diamonds, the largest one accented by polished natural jet, another rarity of nature.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tawny
blond
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Sharif and his brother, Walid, had fair skin, dirty blond hair, and light brown eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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At the time of their disappearance, Allen was described as 5-foot-9, around 135 pounds, with sandy blond hair and blue eyes.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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