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Recent Examples of wiry
In the summer, spider plants produce small white flowers and rafts of baby spider plants on long, wiry stalks that trail from the plant.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
Stowell, who is wiry and energetic, came up and embraced Wilson.
—Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The guy in front of me, Wade Wilson, is a wiry real estate agent from nearby Golden.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
Franko, a wiry man of forty-four with a sharp, deliberate voice, sat reviewing his points for the morning: Arizona’s Proposition 314, a measure designed to allow state officials to round up and deport undocumented border crossers, topped the list.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
Stowell, who is wiry and energetic, came up and embraced Wilson.
—Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
The guy in front of me, Wade Wilson, is a wiry real estate agent from nearby Golden.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024
Franko, a wiry man of forty-four with a sharp, deliberate voice, sat reviewing his points for the morning: Arizona’s Proposition 314, a measure designed to allow state officials to round up and deport undocumented border crossers, topped the list.
—Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiry
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And there’s almost no one in town who wouldn’t take that offering, except this scrawny dude.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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With that miniature battery, the company estimates the sports car could deliver a scrawny 250-kilometer range on Europe’s WLPT cycle, which equates to roughly 200 km (125 miles) by U.S. measures.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2024
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Colvin, a sinewy former high-school wrestler whose rounded silver eyeglasses give him a scholarly mien, was plenty intrigued.Brendan I. Koerner, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2025
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There are only a few numbers, but most of them are marvelous constructions with sinewy arrangements and overlapping harmonies that tangle around each other during duets.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mitsouko softened Chypre’s rawboned extremes, imparting a creamy peach glow to the whole.Noy Thrupkaew, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2021
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Kirschling, a rawboned young man from Wisconsin, had written a master’s thesis at Columbia about long-term productivity decline in New York City’s mass transit.William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 2 July 2018
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This bag is made to be appreciated from all angles with an angular shape constructed with a 3D Intreccio design that can be slung over the shoulder or the arm.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2025
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The vehicle's angular design, resembling a futuristic armored vehicle, broke away from traditional pickup aesthetics and required Tesla to develop an innovative manufacturing process.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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In addition to lean protein, like eggs, Swick says that fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, fatty fish and other healthy fats from plants should be part of each meal.Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Blue Zone diet is rich in fiber, healthy fats, and lean protein.Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD, Health, 6 Jan. 2025
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These tall, slender plants are easily maintained in a compact form.Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2025
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The slender giant moray (Strophidon sathete) and a few other species can also tolerate and occasionally enter lower-salinity environments such as river mouths.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
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DirecTV was involved in a nearly two-week dispute with Walt Disney Company last September over a new carriage agreement where DirecTV sought the ability to offer skinnier bundles of channels.Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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Zones 3-9. J. communis ‘Pencil Point’– Like other junipers, this skinny shrub tolerates poor, dry soils and needs little attention once established.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2025
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From pencil thin brows to cool-toned smokey eyes, all the cool girls are channeling that iconic vintage supermodel aesthetic.Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 13 Jan. 2025
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The faux leather exterior is sleek and practical for this time of year, while the inside has a thin fleece lining to keep you warm.Nicol Natale, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Wiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiry. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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