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made of or resembling hair found enough hairy clumps around the house to make another cat a hairy mass of fiberglass insulation

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Recent Examples of hairy European honeybees regularly comb through the hairy area under their nest mates wings using their mandibles. Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025 The webbing clothes moth is identifiable from its golden color and around half an inch in length, while the casemaking clothes moth is pale, silvery gray-brown with dark spots, and fringed, hairy wings. Ellie Pithers, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025 Dylan O'Brien's onscreen looks have only gotten hairier since his Teen Wolf days, but all his mustaches were not created equal. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025 However, plants with hairy leaves or plants in soilless mixes may do better by being watered from the bottom. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hairy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairy
Adjective
  • This romantically rustic wreath weaves shaggy swags of greenery with white tulips and stalks of berries, then ties it all together with a neat black-and-white bow.
    Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Hashing things out with his tech wizard brother-in-law Maury (a shaggy Guy Pearce), Karsh wonders if ecological protesters or religious groups or competitors are upset with his global expansion plans, which include a lava field in Iceland.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Seen in New York City on April 21, Cyrus showed off her long, wavy shag with baby bangs and completed the retro-inspired look with a black fuzzy 2000s tank and oversized aviator sunglasses.
    Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 22 Apr. 2025
  • And Gachot’s apartment only adds to the lore: decorated in her firm’s warm minimalist style, Robert Rauschenberg lithographs hang alongside Noguchi lamps, Eames swivel chairs, and fuzzy sheepskin throws.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Third, operational command of Kamikaze planes is difficult because results cannot be evaluated with any accuracy.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, the major drama comes in the form of Ivy’s corruption by her acting coach, as Ivy gradually goes method and becomes as difficult to work with as Marilyn was (one of this musical’s many meta moments).
    Christian Lewis, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In cases where advertising is inevitable, some prefer ads that appeal on a personal level over messaging that can be inappropriate or, even, disturbing and offensive.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Ghosts that wink could be scary but the face Sal makes is disturbing in other ways.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Active Time: 1 hr Total Time: 2 hrs Servings: 12 Creamy white lasagna is filled with cheesy layers of pasta, sausage and mushrooms, a silky bechamel, and mozzarella.
    Nicole Hopper, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The lightweight texture means no greasy residue—just silky, radiant skin.
    Tira Urquhart, Essence, 15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But after a rough start, Budenholzer benched Nurkić and removed him from the rotation.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Two paratroopers were injured after a rough landing that was caught on video at a baseball game in Arizona.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Concerns have been raised about DOGE operatives, many with ties to Musk's companies, gaining access to sensitive government data without adequate oversight or experience.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Cooling, calming, and tailor-made for sensitive skin, this mask drapes delicately across your face to deliver a serious hit of cica (Centella asiatica) and allantoin—soothing redness and dryness in minutes.
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, some attendees at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, started to feel uneasy.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
  • But Sherrill remains uneasy about what could happen next.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Hairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairy. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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