as in bearded
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiskered
Adjective
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To encourage growth and blooming, dwarf and Dutch irises require more fertilizer than bearded varieties.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025 -
Fowler checks all the stereotypical craft beer boxes, being White, male, bearded and tattooed.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Physically, Goldberg is balder and leaner; Rogen is hirsute and softer.—
Austin Considine,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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In fact, plenty of other teams from the Oakland A’s of the ‘70s, who were actually paid $300 by owner Charley Finley to sport facial hair, to the scruffy and hirsute Red Sox of 2004, won it all with facial hair.—
Marc Edelman,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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In the first, the sheepdog appears engulfed by a thick coat of long white fur, his face nearly obscured by the shaggy mass.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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With their thick, shaggy fur, the 5-month-old wolves are better adapted to the cold.—
Emily Mullin,
Wired News,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.—
Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2023
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Many furred mammals have apocrine glands, including camels and donkeys, as well as chimpanzees.—
Jeff Goodell,
Time,
6 July 2023
Adjective
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Stunning images from the Underwater Photographer of the Year contest Fighting fish, thirsty camels and hairy shrimp are all featured among the winning images of the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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The lack of dihydrotestosterone receptors across the rest of our bodies explains why these areas can remain hairy even after our hairlines have lost their fight against these hormonal changes.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Whiskered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiskered. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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