1
as in police
a body of officers of the law
we've got to get out of here before the fuzz catches on to our scam
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as in cop
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level
the weary fuzz hauled in yet another drunk
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Recent Examples of fuzz
Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Miller, bald except for a minuscule friar’s ring of fuzz, won in a split decision.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Shark already offers 12 of these in analog and digital flavors, including overdrive, distortion, boost, fuzz, speaker simulation, and delay and reverb.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
With a fabric blend of polyester, modal, and elastane, the pants have a smooth, peach-fuzz texture that’s irresistible to touch 24/7.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The old-school, fuzz-gathering mechanical ball tracking is gone, replaced by Razer’s Focus Pro 45K Optical Sensor Gen-2, the same sensor found in the outstanding Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro.
—Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Miller, bald except for a minuscule friar’s ring of fuzz, won in a split decision.
—Matt Moret, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Shark already offers 12 of these in analog and digital flavors, including overdrive, distortion, boost, fuzz, speaker simulation, and delay and reverb.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
With a fabric blend of polyester, modal, and elastane, the pants have a smooth, peach-fuzz texture that’s irresistible to touch 24/7.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuzz
Noun
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Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s MVP for the second year in a row, is a prodigious wearer of fur coats without irony and sunglasses indoors.—
Ashley Fetters Maloy,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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Designers continue to emulate the drama and volume of fur with plastic or plant-based alternatives, stoking desire for the aesthetic, and consumers continue to flip-flop over whether or not fur is acceptable.—
Bella Webb,
Vogue,
18 May 2026
Noun
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San Diego police are investigating the attack as a hate crime.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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As police were searching for a suspect inside the Islamic center, dispatchers got calls that a landscaper may have been shot at blocks away, Wahl said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Both Saint-Hilaire and Negron lived a short distance from the scene of the fatal crash, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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The movie is about how Irwin and his brother, a high-rolling ex-cop named Gary (Adam Driver), get involved in a financial scheme that ensnares them in the tentacles of the Russian mob.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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That film generated some moody power before collapsing into a pile of surrealist-horror shards.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Cut it up into its individual paragraphs and then put these pieces of paper in a pile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Several British constabularies have added EVs to their fleets for urban policing duties, often using models such as the Hyundai Kona Electric, Nissan Leaf and the BMW i3.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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The local constabulary said the British Transport Police was leading the investigation.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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The cars slid backward and would have dropped through the opening made by the raising to the abutment of the bridge if policemen had not attracted the attention of the bridge tender by firing their revolvers.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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At the beginning of the siege, Ihor became a volunteer policeman, tasked with keeping order in a city that was becoming more lawless by the day.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
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Upon arrival, officers located a person with a single gunshot wound.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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One of them, former Imperial officer the Client (Werner Herzog), hires Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) to retrieve an asset.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Troopers and Beacon Falls constables responded to the home and detained Drozdowski, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 May 2026
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Denise Paul Hatch, a former Center Township constable, is appealing her 2024 felony conviction for official misconduct.—
Robert Yoon,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Fuzz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuzz. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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