as in blonde
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
the child with sandy hair really stood out among the brunettes
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Recent Examples of sandy
Prompt: Aerial shot of a grassy cliff onto a sandy beach where waves crash against the shore, a prominent sea stack rises from the ocean near the beach, bathed in the warm, golden light of either sunrise or sunset, capturing the serene beauty of the Pacific coastline.
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ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
The Platte River in Nebraska with its shallow waters and wide, sandy bars, provides the perfect roosting environment for cranes during the halfway point of their jouney.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The receding glacier left sandy soil along a laconic Kankakee River.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Local soils are exceptionally sandy and not adjusted to the acidity preferred by azaleas.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025
The Platte River in Nebraska with its shallow waters and wide, sandy bars, provides the perfect roosting environment for cranes during the halfway point of their jouney.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The receding glacier left sandy soil along a laconic Kankakee River.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Local soils are exceptionally sandy and not adjusted to the acidity preferred by azaleas.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandy
Adjective
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Her blond hair was coiffed to one side with curls and waves cascading down her shoulders.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Image In a pale prairie dress styled with blond wavy hair, the singer conjured an effortlessly glamorous milkmaid while performing with Arca.—
Anthony Rotunno,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Of the collection, Sundy Praia is the most luxurious, with 15 tented villas set where the cacophonous jungle meets the tawny coast.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, on the Australian side of Wallace’s Line, the tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) and its relatives have evolved separately, adapting to open woodlands and drier habitats.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Sandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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