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beard

[beerd] / bɪərd /


NOUN
decoy
Synonyms
VERB
confront
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Within weeks, the former defender with a salt-and-pepper beard had pulled off a draw against Atlético Madrid and somehow beaten Barcelona.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

In an episode of “Conan O’Brien Must Go,” O’Brien, dressed as Freud in a wig, fake beard and suit, visits the Freud Museum in Austria.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

"He talks a good game but nothing ever changes," said David Gilhooly, 52, who had a long, thick beard and wore a heavy coat as the Canadian winter dragged into April.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

"There are cameras everywhere. Wouldn't I have come in a hire car or something? With some kind of beard?" he reasons.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

“Last I checked,” Ollie said, tugging on his short beard.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova