as in flexible
able to bend easily without breaking
the rattan's stems are split into willowy staves that are woven together to produce exquisite baskets
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Recent Examples of willowy
Her modeling roots are clear, her willowy limbs and striking cheekbones elevating her simple outfit of a shabby cashmere sweater and flowing skirt.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
Her character, Priya, drawn with a willowy figure and bedroom eyes, is the mother of a new kid in town.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024
Fashion’s Latest Muses: An industry long known for revering willowy bodies is taking a new interest in muscle with female bodybuilders as models.
Objects That Inspire: Simone Bellotti, the creative director of Bally, shares his influences including club DJs, fishing apparel and ceremonial masks.
—Monica Khemsurov, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Lorraine Graves, a ballerina known for her willowy frame and majestic grace who starred as a principal dancer for the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem for nearly two decades, died on March 21 in Norfolk, Va.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
Her character, Priya, drawn with a willowy figure and bedroom eyes, is the mother of a new kid in town.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024
Fashion’s Latest Muses: An industry long known for revering willowy bodies is taking a new interest in muscle with female bodybuilders as models.
Objects That Inspire: Simone Bellotti, the creative director of Bally, shares his influences including club DJs, fishing apparel and ceremonial masks.
—Monica Khemsurov, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Lorraine Graves, a ballerina known for her willowy frame and majestic grace who starred as a principal dancer for the groundbreaking Dance Theater of Harlem for nearly two decades, died on March 21 in Norfolk, Va.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for willowy
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Reasonable accommodations for neurodivergent employees include noise-canceling headphones, quiet spaces, adjustable lighting, and flexible work schedules.Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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International organizations can also get around Trump by becoming more bureaucratically flexible.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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Make sure heat vents are pointed away from any plastic storage bins or cheap plastic toys.Rabekah Henderson, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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Models that were manufactured before October 25, 2023, will have a plastic cover, and unaffected models made after that date will have a fabric cover.DeVonne Goode, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024
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The romaine lettuce had to be left whole, except the floppy ends, which would need to be chopped off.Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nowhere was this more apparent than in London’s hip Chelsea neighborhood, where everyone from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones to Jean Shrimpton wore them with mod skinny pants and floppy hair.Christina Pérez, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
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By aligning with these groups, Iran could build a network of loyalist forces and proxies to sustain its influence in Syria even in the absence of a pliant ruling regime.Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Starchy potato and lots of powdered sugar come together to form a pliant dough that's rolled up with sugary peanut butter.Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2024
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Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion.Peter Marks, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
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For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health.Forrest Brown, CNN, 21 June 2022
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“Willowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willowy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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