tuft

as in hill
a rounded natural geographic elevation a cottage set on a tuft of land

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Recent Examples of tuft Such encounters, which can easily go unnoticed because of a delay in the affected person’s immunological response, occur with the venomous caterpillars and moths that sport tufts of minuscule whiskers, called setae, on their surface. Ivan Amato, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025 Meanwhile, a crevice tool is ideal for cleaning crumbs that fell between cushions, within seams or tufts, and underneath low-lying pieces. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024 The actor stepped out on August 3 with the sides of his head fully shaved and just a tuft of hair left on top. Justin Curto, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024 The hike up to the cross is difficult and swampy, with Tompkins and her team stepping between tufts of grass, while the glassy water along the shoreline laps quietly at the stony beach below. John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tuft
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Noun
  • Taking opportunities away from athletes as a potentially redundant competitive balance measure would be an odd hill for the NCAA to die on.
    Joe Sabin, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Measurements officials have taken at about 260 sites across the Sierra show that the northern mountains have more snow than the southern areas.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In 2024, officials implemented the first tourist tax of ¥2,000 (about $13.33) and a visitor limit for the iconic and sacred mountain due to an influx of human traffic jams and littering, USA TODAY previously reported.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be on the mound for Los Angeles, with Jesus Luzardo on the hill for Philadelphia.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Baseball Stef Alexander hit an RBI single and earned the win on the mound, while Jansen Thomas went 2-for-3 and got the save as Cambridge (1-0) defeated Haverhill 6-4 in a nonleague contest.
    Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025

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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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