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hoary

[hawr-ee, hohr-ee] / ˈhɔr i, ˈhoʊr i /




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Lyrically, Kahan is reckoning with his newfound fame – without recycling hoary old clichés where "every hotel room looks the same" and "nobody understands the real me".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

“Spring” is a densely packed wall, interrupted by two doorways, which causes Ms. Yukhnovich’s floral interventions to cluster particularly close together, suggesting the sudden bursting forth of life following the hoary months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

But sometime over this last winter — that numbing, hoary stretch between mid-February and March — I decided this might be the year to reclaim a bit of seasonal delight.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

The company of performers assembled to perform this hoary property consists of has-beens, wannabes, klutzes and martyred veterans.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025

She would stroke his hoary hair and tease him that it was no longer black like his son’s.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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