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
As readers of Debrett’s know, a seasoned butler instinctively understands their employers' preferences without being told: when to serve the tawny port, booking the right table, that suit needs to be packed for a trip.
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Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The textured, soft material adds rich dimension to earth tones like chocolate brown and tawny orange, a slightly more relaxed take on quiet luxury.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2025
The turf will turn crispy and brittle while taking on tawny hues.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
And, brother, are there a lot of varieties — hammerhead shark, walking shark, whale shark, tawny nurse shark, pajama shark, pelagic thresher, tiger shark, tasselled wobbegong shark, puffadder shy shark, baby shark, mommy shark and daddy shark, to name but a few.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The textured, soft material adds rich dimension to earth tones like chocolate brown and tawny orange, a slightly more relaxed take on quiet luxury.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Aug. 2025
The turf will turn crispy and brittle while taking on tawny hues.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2025
And, brother, are there a lot of varieties — hammerhead shark, walking shark, whale shark, tawny nurse shark, pajama shark, pelagic thresher, tiger shark, tasselled wobbegong shark, puffadder shy shark, baby shark, mommy shark and daddy shark, to name but a few.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tawny
blond
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Powell remains one of movie stardom’s great young hopes, a blonde and beaming Texan taken under the wing of Tom Cruise who shares his mentor’s embrace of visible, enthusiastic effort.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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Your hair color, but even darker, jet black or blue black are shades that are easy to achieve without as many touch-ups as fall blondes (which will, inevitably, turn into recession blonde).—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Sep. 2025
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