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Recent Examples of tufts
They’re marked by tufts of hair.
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
From its opening moments, the game’s world is vibrant, with tufts of grass flowing in the foreground while fires rage far into the distance.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Whitefish salad prickling with chile and festooned with great tufts of cilantro.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Unlike most cirrus clouds, however, fibratus clouds do not have tufts or hooks at the end, and the strands are clearly separate from one another.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
The terrain is a mix of rocky crags, steep mountains, and Hudson River farmland, most of which is shrouded in tufts of hardwoods that turn it on each fall.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Sep. 2023
Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
From its opening moments, the game’s world is vibrant, with tufts of grass flowing in the foreground while fires rage far into the distance.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Whitefish salad prickling with chile and festooned with great tufts of cilantro.
—Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Unlike most cirrus clouds, however, fibratus clouds do not have tufts or hooks at the end, and the strands are clearly separate from one another.
—Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025
The terrain is a mix of rocky crags, steep mountains, and Hudson River farmland, most of which is shrouded in tufts of hardwoods that turn it on each fall.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tufts
Noun
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The hills of Bethpage State Park create miniature valleys and canyons throughout the property, and in turn, the grandstands from the 15th to 17th holes create an amphitheater of chaos encircled by huge video boards.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Take a trip on Windmill's famous hayride, taking you over the hills and through the mud.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Coster-Waldau travels to the Andean mountains, the Ganges River, the Ecuadorian rainforest, Paris and more.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Written over the course of a year and a half and recorded in Los Angeles between cups of tea and views of the mountains, Lu compares the project to a short story collection, each song melding into its own theme.—
John Lonsdale,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If drainage is a problem, amend soil with compost or plant on mounds or berms.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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Waiting for them were mounds of zucchini, yellow squash and eggplant picked from the food bank’s farm.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Tufts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tufts. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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