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beard

[beerd] / bɪərd /


NOUN
decoy
Synonyms
VERB
confront
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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If the CEO sports a beard, employees feel it’s then OK for them to do so too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s amazing what a beard does for a lot of people.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

One afternoon, I went to a coffee shop in Santa Monica where a middle-aged red-headed guy with a beard was playing Van Morrison songs on his guitar.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Clean-shaven before the war, he now wears a long ginger and grey-speckled beard.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Depending on the lighting and whether his hair and beard were neatly trimmed, he could pass for anything from a thirtysomething Middle Eastern businessman to a midfifties South American beach bum.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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