Mother Hubbard

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Mother Hubbard
Noun
  • While entire spaces in bold colors are not traditional, Yoshida points to kimonos and historic Japanese screens as examples of color, pattern, and movement.
    Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Gabba features the finish across nine styles including jeans, denim jackets, kimonos, bags and more.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Police found a Ka-Bar knife sheath under Mogen's body that prosecutors say contained Kohberger's DNA.
    Stepheny Price, Fox News, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Investigators found the leather sheath for a combat-style knife on the bed of one of the victims, next to her body, according to police.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The shift is most pronounced among Republican parents: About 1 in 4 (26%) now report skipping or delaying some vaccines for their children, up from 13% in 2023.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
  • These factors can change with shifts in administrative priorities.
    Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Dake scored the team’s first six points in the fourth quarter on back-to-back jumpers and a couple of free throws to tie the game at 43 with 3:41 left.
    Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Schroder drained a 3 toward the end of the third quarter then matched his high as a Warrior (20 points) with a soft-touch jumper early in the fourth.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The fourth-year pass rusher out of Penn State became just the second player in NFL history (Reggie White) with 12 or more sacks in each of his first four seasons after finishing with exactly 12 in 2024.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2025
  • In the 16 games that the starters played this season, the Chiefs’ Week 11 game at Buffalo was the only one in which KC didn’t record a sack.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Spoil your sweetheart with a lacy chemise or a comfy thong that’s crotchless for some easy-access fun.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The boutique also designs its own gorgeous bras, thongs, chemises, and sleepwear under the Journelle Collection label.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Her hair in little pigtails, a little yellow sundress.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Summer’s mojito and sundress isn’t this month’s chunky knit sweater or sip-worthy cocktail.
    Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The workshop produced shirtwaists, Edwardian-style women’s blouses that were, by then, going out of style.
    Fiona Alison Duncan, ARTnews.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But rather than an imitation of life as it was depicted in Sirk’s films, all mannered transatlantic speech and swishing shirtwaist dresses, Moore takes the assignment dead seriously.
    IndieWire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Mother Hubbard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Mother%20Hubbard. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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