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Recent Examples of towhead
The notion, like the uncouth, wispy-haired towhead himself, was an easy mark for Bennett, who took aim following Greeley’s sermon on the coverage of the New Jersey murder.
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James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.
—Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012
The towhead flashes his dad a cheeky smile, grabs a puppy by his neck roll, and runs off down a hill with his seven-year-old brother, Federico, to find some chickens.
—J.j. Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2007
James M. Lundberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2020
An outdoorsy, blue-eyed towhead, Jim, was living in the house next door, right on the beach.
—Alison Rose, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2012
The towhead flashes his dad a cheeky smile, grabs a puppy by his neck roll, and runs off down a hill with his seven-year-old brother, Federico, to find some chickens.
—J.j. Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2007
Recent Examples of Synonyms for towhead
Noun
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Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore, which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins, jetties and piers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Hollis was paddling to a sandbar and attempted to jump and push his board over a wave when he was bitten.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Another Jefferson County circuit judge, Jessica Green, last year drew local and national criticism after granting shock probation to a 32-year-old man accused of abducting a mother and two children and stabbing the mother during a bank robbery.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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Even with large battery banks, diesel-electric submarines eventually need to recharge.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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More than seven miles long and up to half a mile wide, the Kniepsand sandbank that faces the open sea shifts slightly every year.—
CNT Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Herald’s data show these already densely populated sandbanks are growing skyward to pack in more people: A third of all housing on barrier islands is now in buildings with more than 50 units.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Towhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towhead. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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