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stubble

[stuhb-uhl] / ˈstʌb əl /


NOUN
five o'clock shadow
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Years of efforts to tackle the problem, including work-from-home policies and rules on crop stubble burning, have done little to alleviate the issue.

From Barron's Dec. 28, 2025

Silver pearls glisten on the men’s foreheads and their eyes are sunken deep in their pale faces, framed in a stubble of beard.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

His stubble had grown into a wispy beard.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2025

Delhi and northern states annually face smog during the winter due to a confluence of dropping temperatures, smoke, dust, low wind speeds, vehicle emissions and crop stubble burning.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2024

I thicken Astrid's nose hair, and lengthen it so it pokes from each nostril like the stubble on a man's chin.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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