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Recent Examples of tuft
The animal has its familiar hairdo to thank, after images of its golden tuft went viral online.
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Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The large blossoms reach six to seven inches in diameter and have dark maroon-pink blazes at the center and a tuft of yellow stamens.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
The brilliant red flowers of bee balm (Monarda didyma) appear in showy terminal tufts from spring through summer.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026
The creatures are recognizable by their bright, furry appearance and hair tufts.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Arshad R. Zargar, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The large blossoms reach six to seven inches in diameter and have dark maroon-pink blazes at the center and a tuft of yellow stamens.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
The brilliant red flowers of bee balm (Monarda didyma) appear in showy terminal tufts from spring through summer.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026
The creatures are recognizable by their bright, furry appearance and hair tufts.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuft
Noun
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Unmoored from the family unit, and inflated by success and ambition, she is left to roam the rainy hills like a beast that has exiled itself from conventional society.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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One day, the Santa Ana winds stoke a raging fire on the Getty Center hill, threatening the mansions south of Sunset.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Emergency crews searched Saturday night for a swimmer who went underwater near a popular rock face on a lake in the North Carolina mountains and never resurfaced.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
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An Indigenous couple pay a visit to another makeshift cross, mist rises from a waterfall, and mountains rear up, first green, then brown, and finally glittering white.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Roberts and a trainer came out from the Dodgers’ dugout to check on Wrobleski who hobbled back to the mound, ready to stay in the game.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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An athletic trainer followed him, circling back to the mound.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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