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beard

[beerd] / bɪərd /


NOUN
decoy
Synonyms
VERB
confront
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Davey Hoy, softly spoken and with a neat white beard, produced his diaries from the time, where the meeting was clearly recorded.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

With a tousle of wavy hair, a full beard and a gentle air about him, Sarnoski does not exactly fit into the emerging crop of 20-something filmmakers now taking over Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

"They not only want to destroy us physically, but they first and foremost want to erase our memory," the clergyman, with a long grey-and-white beard, said.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

David, from Caerleon, Newport, described his father as a "lovely", "colourful character" and "well respected", saying his large beard meant "everyone saw him as kind of a Father Christmas lookalike".

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

He was very fit and had a black beard the same length as the short hair on his head.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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