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Recent Examples of tuft
Essentially, the tufts of tiny hairs on gecko feet get so close to the contours in walls and ceilings that electrons from the gecko hair molecules and electrons from the wall molecules interact with each other and create an electromagnetic attraction.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The Reason For The Trash Can Littering the ground in stringy piles were tufts of corn silk and discarded corn husks.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
The beetle has five small white tufts under the wing covers on each side and one more pair projecting from the tip of the abdomen, which distinguishes it from similar beetle species.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
It was dyed pink, and had blue tufts on each corner.
—Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025
The Reason For The Trash Can Littering the ground in stringy piles were tufts of corn silk and discarded corn husks.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
The beetle has five small white tufts under the wing covers on each side and one more pair projecting from the tip of the abdomen, which distinguishes it from similar beetle species.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
It was dyed pink, and had blue tufts on each corner.
—Sam Kean, The Atlantic, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuft
Noun
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Two groups of people assembled Friday morning on a dirt hill overlooking a freeway.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Instead, the duo sat on a blanket on a hill in between the T-Mobile and Lakeshore Stages.—
Kate Perez,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Held from June 26 to June 29, hikers travel about 1,500 feet up the mountain, enough times to mimic the height of Mount Everest, which is located between China and Nepal.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
27 July 2025
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This loss is unlikely to affect the overall winner, however, as the multiple mountain stages later in the race will be more effective in separating the contenders.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Impressive performance by a future Hall of Famer on the mound, a rocket home run by another future Hall of Famer at the plate and a pair of singles from the sport’s biggest star.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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The typical timeline to get back on the mound after Tommy John surgery is 12-15 months.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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