brunet

variants or brunette
as in dark
not having a light complexion two of the kids were brunette like their mom

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Recent Examples of brunet Barbie’s boyfriend typically has a golden or brunette head of hair, but the platinum blonde was specifically chosen for this cinematic version of Ken for a few reasons. Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 28 July 2023 Cyrus was last photographed at an event in Beverly Hills on April 23 though, newly brunette: Stefanie Keenan//Getty Images Despite Cyrus not walking the carpet, 2023 has been one of her biggest years in her career. Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 2 May 2023 Vallée, barely 24, with a helmet of brunet hair, would serve as Hynek’s unofficial aide-de-camp. Chantel Tattoli, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022 Think of a brunet soap hunk smouldering in a vertical stripe, which partially covers a bottle of frothing champagne. Laurence Scott, Wired, 11 Oct. 2020 See All Example Sentences for brunet
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  • Opening April 8, 2026 A blind date spirals spectacularly off the rails in Becky Shaw, the razor-sharp dark comedy from two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Gina Gionfriddo.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 June 2025
  • He was last seen wearing a light shirt and dark shorts.
    David Chiu, People.com, 3 June 2025
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  • Travis Decker description Police described Travis Decker as a white man with black hair and brown eyes, standing 5'8'', and weighing 190 pounds.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 7 June 2025
  • Decker is described as 5 feet, 8 inches, tall and 190 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Elements of her can be found on Lioness in Zoe Saldaña’s Joe McNamara, a CIA operative trying to save the world from the swarthy — terrorists in Season One, Mexican cartels in Season Two — while raising two girls.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Jett Rink was a really malevolent varmint, and kind of swarthy and dark.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024

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“Brunet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brunet. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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