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Recent Examples of tufts
But it is most easily identified by the distinctive ear tufts and stark white bib under the chin.
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Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Spring in the South is wildflower season, when the countrysides burst with tufts of brightly colored blooms.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
Pennywise first rears his Bozo-esque orange tufts in 1986's IT, a horror epic about a group of outcasts, the Losers' Club, who unite to confront the shapeshifting, child-devouring entity that's been haunting Derry for hundreds of years.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
Little birds and forest rodents pulled out tufts of fur for their nests, revealing the clean bone beneath.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
Showcasing realistic wood branches between the tufts of faux greenery, use this as a minimalist mantelpiece or a layering option in your holiday tablescape.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Iberian lynxes are found on southwestern Europe's Iberian Peninsula and are often identified by the tufts of fur under their chins.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Wispy tufts of hair on the top of their heads give them kind of a punk look, and their fur is the color of Brie.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
They’re marked by tufts of hair.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Spring in the South is wildflower season, when the countrysides burst with tufts of brightly colored blooms.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2025
Pennywise first rears his Bozo-esque orange tufts in 1986's IT, a horror epic about a group of outcasts, the Losers' Club, who unite to confront the shapeshifting, child-devouring entity that's been haunting Derry for hundreds of years.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Nov. 2025
Little birds and forest rodents pulled out tufts of fur for their nests, revealing the clean bone beneath.
—Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025
Showcasing realistic wood branches between the tufts of faux greenery, use this as a minimalist mantelpiece or a layering option in your holiday tablescape.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
Iberian lynxes are found on southwestern Europe's Iberian Peninsula and are often identified by the tufts of fur under their chins.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Wispy tufts of hair on the top of their heads give them kind of a punk look, and their fur is the color of Brie.
—Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
They’re marked by tufts of hair.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tufts
Noun
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Nestled in the green hills of the Pacific Palisades and just miles from the Pacific Ocean, community members gathered for an afternoon service and concert to grieve, heal and remember — remember homes lost, remember their lives before displacement and remember to find hope in recovery.—
Camelia Heins,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Expansive windows frame the rows of grapes like living artwork, while terraces, pergolas, and outdoor living spaces invite residents to linger, glass in hand, taking in the sunset over the hills.—
Amplified Content Studio,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The first, largest stack had been given in Iraqi dinars to the smuggler who took them from the outskirts of their native city of Slemani across the mountains into the Kermanshah region where a car was waiting to drive them into Tehran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps best of all, three lift tickets cost what other mountains charge for a single skier.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park Admire the sunset on the mounds of red sand in Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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New Yorkers had a similar mindset, taking to long, empty avenues with skiis to enjoy miniature urban slopes, whizzing past cars buried in the icy mounds.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Tufts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tufts. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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