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Recent Examples of tuft
Essentially, the tufts of tiny hairs on gecko feet get so close to the contours in walls and ceilings that electrons from the gecko hair molecules and electrons from the wall molecules interact with each other and create an electromagnetic attraction.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The Reason For The Trash Can Littering the ground in stringy piles were tufts of corn silk and discarded corn husks.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
The beetle has five small white tufts under the wing covers on each side and one more pair projecting from the tip of the abdomen, which distinguishes it from similar beetle species.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
It was dyed pink, and had blue tufts on each corner.
—Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The Reason For The Trash Can Littering the ground in stringy piles were tufts of corn silk and discarded corn husks.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
The beetle has five small white tufts under the wing covers on each side and one more pair projecting from the tip of the abdomen, which distinguishes it from similar beetle species.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
It was dyed pink, and had blue tufts on each corner.
—Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuft
Noun
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My community in Rancho San Diego is surrounded by hills.—
Faith Barton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Already, relations are strained after Harry and Meghan stepped back from their royal duties and swapped life in the U.K. for the hills of California following a bitter family dispute.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
Noun
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Held from June 26 to June 29, hikers travel about 1,500 feet up the mountain, enough times to mimic the height of Mount Everest, which is located between China and Nepal.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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New York — President Donald Trump has promised to unleash an economic boom that will turbocharge growth, fatten paychecks and chip away at America’s mountain of debt.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Before the season started, the idea of Ohtani returning to the mound for the Dodgers seemed like a quaint midseason development.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
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After brushing back former Stanford teammate Kyle Stowers with his first pitch to him Sunday, Bubic induced a soft comebacker to the mound two pitches later, stranding runners on second and third to end the first inning.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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