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tar

[tahr] / tɑr /




NOUN
pavement
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He also sells Shilajit, which almost looks like tar.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

"I don't want to tar every business with the same brush by any means, but there is some profiteering."

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Pike perch tartare from Lake Oulujärvi rests on malt bread with capers and dill oil and a whisper of pine tar.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

It simply won’t do to keep saying we have enough muscle for each new crisis, and to tar those who buck establishment wisdom with tired labels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

My father hid them until they assumed the consistency of tar, but why did he bother?

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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