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Recent Examples of tuft
By the alyssum and beside a sundial are tufts of Mexican feathergrass, which Chambers warned is an emerging invasive grass in California.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Ungainly with their beams and pipes, the dredges look like tufts of Rust Belt infrastructure that have blown loose and drifted westward and finally tumbled onto this distant sea.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Colorful knits, tufts of shearling, and of course, classic Uggs are your go-to here.
—Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
All that was left was a scattering of blood and a few tufts of fur.
—Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Ungainly with their beams and pipes, the dredges look like tufts of Rust Belt infrastructure that have blown loose and drifted westward and finally tumbled onto this distant sea.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Colorful knits, tufts of shearling, and of course, classic Uggs are your go-to here.
—Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
All that was left was a scattering of blood and a few tufts of fur.
—Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuft
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The Hippie Tree — a giant eucalyptus perched at the top of a dusty hill — is a quick jaunt from downtown.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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Craving rolling hills, olive groves, and a glass of Chianti at dusk?—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
18 May 2026
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An hour north of New York City, the Hudson Valley has turned into one of the country’s most compelling beer regions with farms, river towns, mountain backdrops, and a concentration of serious breweries that keeps growing.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon before a colder storm system brings widespread rain, mountain snow and a major drop in temperatures by Monday.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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Cooking utensils and small mounds of clothes are kept in plastic bags or heaped on the ground.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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Kankakee Community College commit Landon Ehman finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Mason Almazan allowed one run over the final two innings to earn the victory on the mound.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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