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Recent Examples of scaly
The scaly behemoths are responsible for quite a few of the best moments in House of the Dragon Season 2.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, psoriasis can often look like patches on your skin or scaly brown or gray spots on melanated skin.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
Other traditional uses focus on conditions that affect the skin, including lupus (chronic autoimmune disease), eczema (chronic skin condition causing inflammation), psoriasis (autoimmune disease causing raised, scaly skin patches), and leprosy (chronic bacterial infection).
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Hot temps can also aggravate other skin conditions, like eczema (another fun one for me!), which causes patches of cracked, scaly skin, leading to uncomfortable, incessant itchiness.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, psoriasis can often look like patches on your skin or scaly brown or gray spots on melanated skin.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
Other traditional uses focus on conditions that affect the skin, including lupus (chronic autoimmune disease), eczema (chronic skin condition causing inflammation), psoriasis (autoimmune disease causing raised, scaly skin patches), and leprosy (chronic bacterial infection).
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Hot temps can also aggravate other skin conditions, like eczema (another fun one for me!), which causes patches of cracked, scaly skin, leading to uncomfortable, incessant itchiness.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Scaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaly. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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