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Adjective
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Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025 -
Just who was this willowy blond from Iowa City, Iowa?—
Gia Kourlas,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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With its square neckline and contrast trim, this ribbed maxi offers a contemporary take on the classic silhouette.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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Acceleration, depending upon trim level engine type, varies from 6.7 to 7.5 seconds from 0-to-60 miles per hour.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Either way, the large, wiry flame control is designed for easy adjustment, even with puffy ski gloves on.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Aug. 2025
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With his wiry 6ft 2in (190cm) frame and underestimated close control, Liverpool can use the 23-year-old as the fulcrum of the attack with his ability to create for others and score himself.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Many fans saw a scrawny 19-year-old who had been dropped as No 1 by a smaller club in the same league.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
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There’s the scrawny young assistant, the make-up artists and hair stylists, the friends, an older photographer who lives in an apartment in the same building.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
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“Sylphlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sylphlike. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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