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the rattan's stems are split into willowy staves that are woven together to produce exquisite baskets
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Just who was this willowy blond from Iowa City, Iowa?
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Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Michelle Troconis, the 49-year-old Venezuelan socialite who was convicted on Friday for conspiracy to commit murder, is tall, willowy, and as beautiful as a newscaster.
—Rich Cohen, airmail.news, 2 Mar. 2024
Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Michelle Troconis, the 49-year-old Venezuelan socialite who was convicted on Friday for conspiracy to commit murder, is tall, willowy, and as beautiful as a newscaster.
—Rich Cohen, airmail.news, 2 Mar. 2024
Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Willowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/willowy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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willowy
adjective
wil·lowy
ˈwil-ə-wē 
1
: having many willows
a willowy valley
2
: resembling a willow
especially
: gracefully tall and slender
a willowy young dancer
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