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beard

[beerd] / bɪərd /


NOUN
decoy
Synonyms
VERB
confront
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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He had put on a bit of weight and had a full beard and thick handlebar mustache, a look typical for RVC fighters inspired by Russian counter-revolutionaries from 1917.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Now white haired with a neatly trimmed beard and sunken cheeks, Bakker’s once upbeat delivery and playful repartee with guests had been replaced by a grim figure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

But when he looked, he found himself looking more at his hair than at his beard.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

In addition, Moody’s team made 37 wigs and 25 beards for the main cast, and approximately 720 elf ears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Mohammed Ashim has been cutting hair and trimming beards for four years in Bengaluru.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

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

The play is Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and all of Joseph’s brothers are wearing these fluffy fake beards.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

"There was heavy fighting," said Tawfiq Al Haboun, a bearded commander in camouflage uniform.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

The DJ, producer and founder of the longtime L.A. record label Stones Throw, who performs as Peanut Butter Wolf, was looking after his daughter’s bearded dragon, Sweet Pea, for the afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 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 grab a handful of twenties and thrust them toward the bearded man.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

One can only imagine what Mr. Beale might have done with the character if the script had been more daring in bearding Stalin in his innermost lair.

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2012

John Buckler, 31, from Lansing, Mich., likened the bearding community to a social club.

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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