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beard

[beerd] / bɪərd /


NOUN
decoy
Synonyms
VERB
confront
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Outwardly, Kenig, with a sharp-featured face and salt-and-pepper beard, does not reveal his inner wounds.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Ted: “. . .I mean, really, this isn’t really a beard yet.”

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

He had long maintained a clean-shaven appearance, but started growing out his beard in detention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Old friend Kirk Cousins will warm the Raiders offense long enough for No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza to grow a grizzly Kenny Stabler-style beard or for part-owner Brady to un-retire, whatever comes first.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

I decided to peel off my beard, glasses, and stinking jacket, too.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

This may explain why he has no problem when white men have beards, as seen on his church leader, Doug Wilson, or the many celebrities the defense secretary likes to take photos with.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

I certainly haven’t noticed that modern television is overflowing with strapping, brawny men, some sporting magnificent beards or manly manes on their heads, atop bodies as smooth as Barbie dolls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

I wasn’t surprised to learn the two men were close friends; they even look alike, with their long white beards and sparkling eyes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Above all, men have taken to facial hair—mustaches and beards, and usually both together—in loosely counted but clearly large numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

But the children had stolen all his wonderful beards.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke

That’s his superpower: He’s a bearded human worm.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

At Fidel Castro’s childhood home, a local historian shows a family photo with the bearded Castro in attendance at his sister’s wedding.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Marsh harriers, bearded tits, flocks of waders and overwintering ducks and geese are a regular sight for visitors, along with otters, water voles, fen raft spiders, orchids and rare sharp-leaved pondweed.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Hidden in the basement of a supermarket, the thick smell of sweat hangs heavy in the air as she pushes weights alongside bearded muscle-men.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

I can’t hide my mouth with a strategic haircut—unless I want to become a bearded lady.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Some say this bearding trend began with the 1980s television series “Miami Vice,” wherein the actor Don Johnson sported a 5-o’clock shadow that was much commented on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

There’s talk of bearding dragons in their den and of forthcoming battles, plus a rather lovely foray into a deep cave system.

From The Guardian ● May 11, 2016

Indeed, a pop star and a bearding champion had walked into a bar.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2011

Through a popular book and a starring role on IFC’s “Whisker Wars,” a seven-episode documentary series, Jack Passion, 28, has become the bushy face of the bearding game.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2011

The grey moss grew thickly here, covering the fallen stones in great mounds and bearding all the towers.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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