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tar

noun as in gum

noun as in opium

noun as in pavement

Strongest matches

Strong matches

verb as in discolor

verb as in pave

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Thousands have flocked to a rural town to see flaming tar barrels carried along its streets for Bonfire Night.

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The Hungarian leader, who won the previous election in 2022 with promises to keep Hungary out of the war, is busy tarring Magyar as an agent of Ukrainian intelligence services.

Also worth noting: Warren Buffett did invest in Canadian tar sands but long since exited that position.

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Or as close to saintly as anything involving tar sands can get.

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E-cigarettes do not burn tobacco and do not produce tar or carbon monoxide, two of the most damaging elements in tobacco smoke.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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