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Recent Examples of spidery
The spidery lines of the reassembled pane are a careful worker’s diary of its destruction and reconstruction — and not a bad metaphor for the arc of Korean history in the 20th century.
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
O’Rourke’s chronic medical issues followed a chaotic route — sick, then sicker, then OK, then much sicker, then somewhat better — with spidery little paths radiating outward.
—Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2022
During this rain-heavy time, the falls go from a spidery trickle to a powerful force of nature that plunges off the cliffs toward the earth.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2021
The painting uses architectural drawings of the Mogamma to create a spidery abstract grid with occasional shards of color that maps the building’s haphazard past.
—Tobias Grey, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
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Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022
O’Rourke’s chronic medical issues followed a chaotic route — sick, then sicker, then OK, then much sicker, then somewhat better — with spidery little paths radiating outward.
—Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2022
During this rain-heavy time, the falls go from a spidery trickle to a powerful force of nature that plunges off the cliffs toward the earth.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2021
The painting uses architectural drawings of the Mogamma to create a spidery abstract grid with occasional shards of color that maps the building’s haphazard past.
—Tobias Grey, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spidery
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To clean the mesh grilles—the soft, wiry panels in the earbud—dip your toothbrush into a cup of micellar water, and while holding the earbud upright so the mesh is facing you, gently rub the bristles, in a circular motion, across each mesh panel for 15 seconds.Julia Ries, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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Rogers, a slight man with wiry muscles built over decades of manual labor, moved into the apartment just before migrants from Venezuela began rolling into Denver.Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
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Keep weedy areas of your yard cut back to deprive them of a place to call home.Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024
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Common visitors to feeders for both seed and suet, these birds gather in flocks in weedy fields, roadsides, brushy patches and backyards.Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
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In this case: a stringy slot corner who never had been credited for a sack in his college career.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Certain digestive disorders can lead to soft, stringy stool.Cristina Mutchler, Health, 8 Oct. 2024
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Joan Vassos — willowy, blonde, and 61 years young — is surrounded by 12 senior men who are getting ready to show some skin.EW.com, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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Her modeling roots are clear, her willowy limbs and striking cheekbones elevating her simple outfit of a shabby cashmere sweater and flowing skirt.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
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He was guided through the motions of the fry station by a reedy, goateed young man, an actual employee, who had been caught up in the candidate’s maudlin cosplay of worker solidarity.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Their voices sounded high and reedy, like that of preteen boys.Clarence Williams, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
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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
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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
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Christina Aguilera also paid homage to the Goddess of Pop for Halloween 2023, posting a racy reel to her Instagram.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Perfect for a late night or a secret daytime escape, mischief has no bounds when you’re enveloped in this racy aroma.Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Always dry thoroughly, heat on the stovetop until completely dry, and apply a thin layer of oil or shortening.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 2016, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton beat Trump 4-2 in the town and carried the state by a razor thin margin of 0.4 points.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Spidery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spidery. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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