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beard

[beerd] / bɪərd /


NOUN
decoy
Synonyms
VERB
confront
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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with a neatly trimmed beard and sunken cheeks, Bakker’s once upbeat delivery and playful repartee with guests had been replaced by a grim figure.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

There was another dose of theatre when WBA 'Super' welterweight world champion Teofimo Lopez, disguised with a fake beard, stood among the crowd to ask a question before revealing himself to loud cheers.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Willem pressed his fingers to his eyes and I noticed suddenly how much white was in his beard.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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 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

In a theatrical touch, around two dozen soldiers wearing historic-style suits of armour, pointed helmets and what appeared to be fake beards and moustaches stood outside the palace itself.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

VILSECK, Germany—A line of tattooed, beefed-up men with bushy beards and American accents formed at the bakery in this tiny Bavarian town on a recent May morning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

The stone lions that flanked either side of the gates were wearing wigs and beards of snow, and they grinned as the horse passed through.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin

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

The rope was attached to a bearded, horned, evil-eyed billy goat which Brevis was taking to market to sell.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

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

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

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

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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