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Recent Examples of tuft
By the alyssum and beside a sundial are tufts of Mexican feathergrass, which Chambers warned is an emerging invasive grass in California.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Ungainly with their beams and pipes, the dredges look like tufts of Rust Belt infrastructure that have blown loose and drifted westward and finally tumbled onto this distant sea.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Colorful knits, tufts of shearling, and of course, classic Uggs are your go-to here.
—Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
All that was left was a scattering of blood and a few tufts of fur.
—Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Ungainly with their beams and pipes, the dredges look like tufts of Rust Belt infrastructure that have blown loose and drifted westward and finally tumbled onto this distant sea.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Colorful knits, tufts of shearling, and of course, classic Uggs are your go-to here.
—Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
All that was left was a scattering of blood and a few tufts of fur.
—Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuft
Noun
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Each new hill brings a slightly different and powerful view of Martinez and its petroleum refinery infrastructure; farther in the horizon, like a mirage of an ivory city, shimmers a wind-turbine farm.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Outside, the layout opens up around a roughly 50-foot pool that stretches alongside a wooden deck with sweeping views of the hills and ocean.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
4 May 2026
Noun
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By 1890, the population of Los Angeles had nearly quintupled, and land speculation in the city’s outlying areas, from the coast to the mountains, was rampant.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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South Dakota Custer State Park Resort, Custer Four historic lodges plus a variety of cabins nestle among 71,000 acres of mountains at Custer State Park.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
Noun
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He was pulled for lefty Tyler Samaniego and walked off the mound to loud boos from the Fenway Park crowd.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
8 May 2026
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Kaitlyn Breslin and Ava Calciano each added two RBI to back Jessica Walter’s complete game on the mound.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
8 May 2026
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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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