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Recent Examples of hoyden
Rudeness is of course still frowned upon, and sometimes hoydens behaved in ways that are rude by today’s standards – a girl who pushed another out of her seat at school was a hoyden in 1865.
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Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hoyden
Noun
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McKeon joined the cast of the series, which already included Charlotte Rae, Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields, as tomboy Jo Polniaczek for its second season in 1980.—
John Russell,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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Cukor referred to her characterization by the French term for tomboy, garçonne.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
4 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Actor and activist Laverne Cox, for example, wore almost white brows with a pixie cut.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
23 Feb. 2025
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Beauty-wise Stone paired her pixie haircut with a pink lip and a soft smokey eye courtesy of makeup artist Rachel Goodwin.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Lewa White, Sacred Heart Prep soccer: The junior scored a goal and dished out three assists in SHP’s 7-0 romp over North Monterey County in the CCS D-V title game.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The next four opponents are all in the mix for European qualification with Brighton, who are ninth in the table following Saturday’s 4-0 romp at Southampton.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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In 1954, newcomer Audrey Hepburn won for her gamine role as royalty playing hooky in Roman Holiday, while the 1955 awards honored an entirely different type of performance, Method actress Eva Marie Saint's hyperrealistic turn in On the Waterfront.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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Still the signature shade of blonde (a big part of her transformation for the role in Wicked), Grande ditched her side part for short, gamine bangs swept to the side a la Audrey Hepburn.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Hoyden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoyden. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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