roans

Definition of roansnext
plural of roan

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Noun
  • The rain moved into the region closer to San Francisco, including some areas in the East and South bays, in the afternoon, Murdock said.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Puerto Rico is an adventure paradise, complete with glow-in-the-dark bays to paddle and one of the largest cave systems in the world to explore.
    Kathleen Rellihan, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • One programmer joked that his early sketches of the Goombas looked like chestnuts— kuri in Japanese, which is why Goombas are known in Japan as kuribo.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Nuts Many nuts, including walnuts, pecans, chestnuts, hazelnuts, and almonds, are rich in polyphenols.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Roans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roans. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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