FUZZES Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

plural of fuzz

as in furs

a soft airy substance or covering a comfortable old sweater with clumps of fuzz all over it

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noun (2)

plural of fuzz

as in police

a body of officers of the law we've got to get out of here before the fuzz catches on to our scam

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as in cops

a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level the weary fuzz hauled in yet another drunk

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civilians

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Noun

An early tour of his estate, provided by the swirling camerawork of Emmanuel Lubezki, reveals a catalogue of crimes against the animal kingdom, with antlers and furs festooning every surface.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Pony fur falls under an umbrella category of animal furs that accounted for $468,330 of Canadian exports to the United States last year, according to US trade data.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of furs

Noun

Joshua Kerry, 28, was charged with preparation of acts of terrorism between May 2024 and July 2026, including against Nigel Farage, the leader of the populist Reform UK party, according to British police and prosecutors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Anyone with information that may help police find the youth’s family may call 816-234-5150 or 911.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of police

Noun

The most justifiable criticism against the DC detective series is that its mysteries play out wordily, without letting the audience in on how its space cops come to major conclusions.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In 2018, she was charged with driving under the influence where cops allegedly found drug paraphernalia.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of cops

Noun

There simply wasn’t enough of either scattered across the piles, the team found.

— Mike McRae October 06, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026
Nearby, the neat rows of grapevines and fig trees his family had tended for three generations had vanished under piles of rubble.

— Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
One of Sanchez’s associates shot at the policemen, who returned fire.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of policemen

Noun

And that includes higher education, a sector where there are a lot of leadership naps.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
This human-sized dog bed creates a cozy spot for afternoon naps, movie marathons, or curling up with a book, with plenty of room for your furry sidekick — or sidekicks — to stretch out next to you.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of naps

Noun

More than 20,000 soldiers and police forces were deployed for elections, while troops carrying long guns patrolled roadsides.

— Teresa Cerojano, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Before 9/11, the Defense Department had transferred only $27 million in hardware to local police forces.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of police forces

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