Guthrie
Americannoun
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A(lfred) B(ertram), Jr., 1901–91, U.S. novelist.
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Sir (William) Tyrone, 1900–71, English stage director and producer.
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Woodrow Wilson Woody, 1912–67, U.S. folk singer.
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a city in central Oklahoma: the former state capital.
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a male given name.
noun
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Samuel. 1782–1848, US chemist: invented percussion priming powder and a punch lock for exploding it, and discovered chloroform (1831)
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Sir ( William ) Tyrone . 1900–71, English theatrical director
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Woody, full name Woodrow Wilson Guthrie. 1912–67, US folk singer and songwriter. His songs include "So Long, it's been Good to Know you" (1940) and "This Land is your Land" (1944)
Example Sentences
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Guthrie choked up as she entered the plaza to cheers during the program’s second hour.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
US television presenter Savannah Guthrie returns to NBC's Today show on Monday, as the search for her mother continues.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Guthrie being back on “Today” will help keep Nancy Guthrie’s case in the public eye as regular news coverage has waned.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was taken against her will from her home near Tucson, Arizona, but have not shared a possible motive or arrested a suspect.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Burkhart was brought into a room on the third floor of a federal building in Guthrie, which was being used as a makeshift interrogation room: the box.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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