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Recent Examples of tuft
Such encounters, which can easily go unnoticed because of a delay in the affected person’s immunological response, occur with the venomous caterpillars and moths that sport tufts of minuscule whiskers, called setae, on their surface.
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Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a crevice tool is ideal for cleaning crumbs that fell between cushions, within seams or tufts, and underneath low-lying pieces.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
The actor stepped out on August 3 with the sides of his head fully shaved and just a tuft of hair left on top.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
The hike up to the cross is difficult and swampy, with Tompkins and her team stepping between tufts of grass, while the glassy water along the shoreline laps quietly at the stony beach below.
—John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, a crevice tool is ideal for cleaning crumbs that fell between cushions, within seams or tufts, and underneath low-lying pieces.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
The actor stepped out on August 3 with the sides of his head fully shaved and just a tuft of hair left on top.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
The hike up to the cross is difficult and swampy, with Tompkins and her team stepping between tufts of grass, while the glassy water along the shoreline laps quietly at the stony beach below.
—John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuft
Noun
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If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, the top of a hill, or a ridge top.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2025
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This clue immediately brought to mind an image of Calvin and Hobbes in their red WAGON careening down a hill.—
Sally Hoelscher,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That’s because Prather’s lush pastures back up against a secluded mountain ridge running from nearby Mt. Shasta north to the Oregon border.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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John Shine described to me a research trip to the hostile mountain environs of Tasmania, where snakes stay under cover except for the 20 or 30 warm days each year.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And Shohei Ohtani isn’t expected back on the mound until at least the midway point of the season.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Glasnow becomes the 13th Dodgers pitcher to hit the IL this season, which doesn't consider Shohei Ohtani missing time on the mound as well.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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