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Become a Subscriber Sonia’s reproach is not the innocent hyperbole of a babushka.
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2023
In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
The Ukrainian babushka waited for a departing train headed east.
—NBC News, 2 May 2022
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Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2023
In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets.
—Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
The Ukrainian babushka waited for a departing train headed east.
—NBC News, 2 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for babushka
handkerchief
Noun
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The Matrix star put a twist on his ensemble by adding a white handkerchief in the suit pocket.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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Foulards With Flair Wear one in your hair, around your neck, as a pareo, a little handkerchief top, knotted around a bag strap, or as a belt around the waist of skirts and dresses.—
Madeline Fass,
Vogue,
3 June 2025
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“Babushka.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babushka. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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