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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stubbly
Adjective
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The standard fit is a single foil shaver, perfect for detailing edges or mowing over stubbled necklines.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
12 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Alice’s former friend and cousin, Kurt (Chamberlain), a bearded symbol of what might still be for Alice minus Edgar, but who ends up being little more than a pawn in their toxic, psychological games.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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And so Heyerdahl recast the island’s earliest settlers as members of a Caucasian race who had migrated from what is now Iraq or Turkey to the Americas and then across the Pacific, and who were tall, fair, blue-eyed, and bearded—not unlike Heyerdahl himself, as Pitts wryly observes.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Golden light reflects off Murano chandeliers above the exquisite marble bar where mustachioed mixologists craft impeccable Sazeracs and Penicillins.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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It's located in a tall, historic building, and the logo, complete with a mustachioed man, is featured on a sign that juts out from the building's side.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Stubbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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