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skewbald

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noun

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Adjective
  • Drain and rinse the pinto, cannellini, kidney and black beans.
    The Know, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Spice up your Super Bowl party with these pinto beans, garnished with savory bacon and spicy poblano peppers.
    Christopher Michel, Country Living, 2 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • Scientific breakthroughs could also aid in antelope conservation Hofreiter and other researchers created a bluebuck genome from a specimen at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, identifying the roan and sable antelope as the bluebuck's closest living relatives.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Antelope such as puku, reedbuck, and roan began to return in greater numbers.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Trim back overgrown shrubs and mow regularly to reduce shaded, humid hiding spots.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Every seasoned gardener knows the particular satisfaction of coaxing beauty from unlikely places — a stubborn perennial that finally blooms, a shaded corner that transforms with the right groundcover.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Like any Boise kid, William Goodman grew up knowing landmarks such as the rearing palomino above the Ranch Club in Garden City.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Rogers bought the ranch property to build a house with stables for his golden palomino horse, Trigger, as reported by the San Fernando Valley Times in November 1938.
    Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Pastels, jet black, red, blue, and gray are colors designers recommend avoiding for garage doors.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Nobody else finished in the black.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Plant them in partial to full shade or dappled light.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The living room is spacious, the dappled light in the listing photos is appealing, and the oversize windows offer skyline views down West End Avenue.
    Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The beds hold tomatoes, kale, peppers, sorrel, basil, and parsley.
    Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Surrounded by edible sorrel flowers.
    Eric Mandel, AJC.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • These elegant, striated cylinders are chewy and caramelized on the outside and soft and custardy in the middle.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The silk-and-wool rug by Nalbandian has a subtle striated pattern that’s mirrored in the custom sofa, which is covered in ivory fabric and finished with a ribbed walnut base.
    Amy Bradford, Architectural Digest, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Skewbald.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skewbald. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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