as in blond
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
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Teesside Saltburn may be small, but this is a proper Victorian seaside town with an exceptionally wide and sandy beach, where, at all times of the year, surfers gather for some of the North’s best waves.
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Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
Also, the instructions below don't apply to succulents and other plants that prefer sandy, fast-draining soil.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
The country's third-largest lake is home to many beautiful rocky and sandy beaches, though water temperatures are chilly, rarely topping the mid-70s degrees Fahrenheit, even in summer.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
This is because certain soil types, such as sandy and rocky soils, offer better aeration and dry out faster.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026
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Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2026
Also, the instructions below don't apply to succulents and other plants that prefer sandy, fast-draining soil.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
The country's third-largest lake is home to many beautiful rocky and sandy beaches, though water temperatures are chilly, rarely topping the mid-70s degrees Fahrenheit, even in summer.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
This is because certain soil types, such as sandy and rocky soils, offer better aeration and dry out faster.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sandy
Adjective
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The film lures us into a mystery that’s a knowing gloss on all those old detective movies, as Joe is hired by Sharon Cobbs (Vicky Krieps), a platinum-blonde femme fatale whose older tycoon husband was just murdered.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
21 May 2026
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Most brands offer these hair must-haves in only black, brown and blonde, but Wojczak knew there was a rainbow of shades in between.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The pale tortilla was dappled with shades of brown, toasty and tawny—simplicity, done superlatively.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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Among the art conservatives found objectionable was artist Andres Serrano’s photograph titled Piss Christ featuring a plastic crucifix in a tawny liquid the artist described as his own urine.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Sandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sandy. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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