reedy

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Recent Examples of reedy Stanton’s arc includes cutting back to the prosecution of the Civil War and his relationship with Lincoln (Hamish Linklater, mostly unrecognizable while nailing the reedy voice), as on-air graphics grimly count down to the president’s fateful trip to Ford’s Theatre. Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 Trees climb over each other above thick knots of reedy grass, consuming what used to be levees and culverts. Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024 The reedy warble of his voice is a reminder of why he’s been an icon since teenhood. Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2023 The sound was reedy and sparse, like somebody scraping a penny across a hair comb. Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for reedy 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reedy
Adjective
  • From the high point of the Walker Basin Trail, echoes of the area’s ranching history linger in bits of barbed wire, stock tanks and weedy livestock tracks.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Some lawns have large weedy areas; remove and add new sod or plugs. 9.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The crew also included a taxi driver from Brooklyn, a Dartmouth College student, and a wiry fisherman and seal hunter with endless stories of peril at sea.
    David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The wiry 6-foot-4, 203-pound Sasaki went 30-15 with a 2.02 ERA in 69 games over four seasons in Japan, striking out 524 and walking 91 in 414 ⅔ innings.
    Mike DiGiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • In a photo Estrada used to announce a reward for his capture, Wedding had long, stringy hair that seemed to be thinning, steely blue eyes, and a beard.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Finally, dingy, discolored, or stringy towels need to get the heave-ho.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • With spidery legs and a chunky profile, the module, dubbed Spider, was all function, no form — the ideal machine to land on the moon.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2019
  • Pelargonium 'Graffiti White' is a heat-loving selection with spidery white flowers on a plant that grows 14 inches tall.
    Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2022
Adjective
  • The book brings to life characters such as the waspish U.S. Army general Joseph Stilwell and the eccentric U.S. ambassador Patrick Hurley.
    Richard Bernstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
  • Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure.
    New York Times, New York Times, 11 May 2022
Adjective
  • Prioritize vegetables, lean proteins and meats, and whole foods that are low in fat and processed ingredients.
    Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Most organizations fighting the left lean toward despair, while most future-building is done by the left.
    Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Mother Nature removes this thin coating of cement/lime paste over time, exposing the sand color to your eyes.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
  • What to order: Your mileage my vary depending on your preferences, but why not start with the New York Original thin crust pizza for $16.95?
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Reedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reedy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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