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as in judge
chiefly British
a public official having authority to decide questions of law
received a stiff sentence from one of the harshest beaks in all of London
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Recent Examples of beak
The Giant Octopus Fossil That Unlocked Everything The discovery is based on giant octopus fossil evidence — specifically, fossilized beaks (jaws), which are the only hard parts of an octopus’s body and the only parts likely to survive over millions of years.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
These beaks, though, are also extremely hard to spot when they are embedded in dense marine rock formations.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The researchers estimated their overall size by extrapolating from the size of the beak specimens.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Cormorants that tried to clean each other with their beaks died after ingesting the viscous muck.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
These beaks, though, are also extremely hard to spot when they are embedded in dense marine rock formations.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The researchers estimated their overall size by extrapolating from the size of the beak specimens.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Cormorants that tried to clean each other with their beaks died after ingesting the viscous muck.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beak
Noun
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Phenomenal world-of-mouth is more than making up for generally lousy reviews (its Rotten Tomatoes critics score is 40 percent).—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2026
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Flint joined the scoring party in the 32nd minute with a header off her own miss from a tight angle on the left of the goal mouth.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the Broncos were left with their noses against the windowpane, two wins shy of the most improbable season in franchise history.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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No more trying to scale castle walls, no more nose-drops of death from sub-2-inch-tall curbs, and thankfully, no more push notifications asking for help.—
Joe Salas
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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Relatives of the defendant, about a half dozen of whom watched from the gallery at his arraignment, cheered the judge’s decision to cut Alexander loose.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The probe had been crippled by a federal judge's ruling quashing subpoenas her office issued to the Federal Reserve related to a multi-billion-dollar renovation of its headquarters in Washington.—
Sean Conlon,Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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By March, crews found the mandible of an adult man, followed within days by the ribs of a young adult.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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His fingers splayed and writhed like a terrible mandible.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Video shows officers cautiously approaching the alligator before grabbing it by the snout and taping its mouth shut to secure it.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Birdo is the pink Yoshi-looking dinosaur who can fire eggs from her snout, while Mouser is the giant bomb-throwing mouse with sunglasses.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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The court rejected the argument, concluding that a prospective rate hearing — unlike that on the response time — would be considered contested and the utility would have the opportunity to challenge the finding of imprudence then.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2026
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The court struck down that portion of the legislation, a move that infuriated Cindy's family.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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No law enforcement officer, judge, the evidence will show, in his right mind, would bargain with someone who has their hand on the trigger and the muzzle in your face.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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Investigation details released Three adult men were finishing a shooting session when one man removed a magazine, covered the muzzle with his hand and accidentally pulled the trigger, authorities said.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Crozier hit was a clear momentum changer, igniting the Tampa bench.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Boston’s 56-38 halftime lead was primarily fueled by bench scoring — its reserves outscored Philly’s 32-9 over the first two quarters — and dominant work on the glass.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Beak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beak. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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