Mother Hubbard

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Noun
  • Every day, Instagram is flooded with countless carousels of girls roaming the streets of Tokyo in oversize denim jackets, or posing in kimonos on traditional tatami mats.
    Elena Clavarino, Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Lawrence utilized bold colors and textures in her layered look, pairing a vibrant red kimono-style coat with cheetah-print boots peeking out under her wide-leg pants.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The 30-year-old, who was arrested in December 2022, was allegedly linked to the crime scene by DNA recovered from a knife sheath and cell phone pings, per a probable cause affidavit previously obtained by PEOPLE.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Surprisingly, the team discovered that one of the two giant bony claws has its keratin sheath—comparable to a human nail—still preserved.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The drone attack on Port Sudan indicates a major shift in the two-year conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
  • But that house of password cards, dear reader, is about to come crashing down as Microsoft announces a dramatic shift in security emphasis from app to browser.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Noun
  • Despite scoring only five points at Penn State on March 1, Rice’s short baseline jumper with 17 seconds left cemented a 68-64 victory.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Brunson’s 13-foot jumper narrowed the Knicks’ deficit to two with 2:23 remaining.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Kushi permitted four sacks and 16 pressures on 370 pass-blocking chances.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Much more disturbing than the scenes of pint-size assassins wreaking havoc (or emerging bloody from a birth sack in the Grand Guignol climax) are the toxic emotions that inspired them.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Now, analysis of the covers reveals the distant lands — and animals — where the chemises originate.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
  • But unlike other medieval libraries, the Clairvaux Romanesque manuscripts have an additional second cover, called a chemise, according to the study.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Available in four versatile colors — navy, black, khaki, and coral — this sundress has all the makings of a warm-weather wardrobe staple.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Ralph Lauren sundress at Nordstrom is the perfect choice for a dressier event, like church or a family dinner.
    Jené Luciani Sena, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and typhoid fever often killed more soldiers than combat.
    Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
  • About 18 years ago, thick poison ivy covered 64 headstones in Staten Island’s Baron Hirsch Cemetery, including the one belonging to Beckie Neubauer, a 19-year-old Austrian immigrant who died in the Triangle shirtwaist factory fire.
    Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Mother Hubbard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Mother%20Hubbard. Accessed 8 May. 2025.

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