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also wooly
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as in hairy
covered with or as if with hair
still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it
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Recent Examples of woolly
Other researchers say the woolly mice are exciting.
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Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Meet the woolly mouse, genetically modified to have several woolly mammoth-like traits.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Future research on the colossal woolly mouse will further explore how multiple genes interact to shape physical traits.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
Biotech company Colossal, which is attempting to bring back the woolly mammoth, has reached a milestone − and a very cute one at that: the woolly mouse.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Meet the woolly mouse, genetically modified to have several woolly mammoth-like traits.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
Future research on the colossal woolly mouse will further explore how multiple genes interact to shape physical traits.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025
Biotech company Colossal, which is attempting to bring back the woolly mammoth, has reached a milestone − and a very cute one at that: the woolly mouse.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woolly
Adjective
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And yet the series is less a document of careful sleuthing and more a shaggy chronicle of teen-like longing for revelation and salvation.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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Another farm experience is Kitchen Coos & Ewes, a safari-like tour of a farm in southwest Scotland with shaggy Highland cows and a record-breaking flock of beltex sheep.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The lack of dihydrotestosterone receptors across the rest of our bodies explains why these areas can remain hairy even after our hairlines have lost their fight against these hormonal changes.—
RJ Mackenzie,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
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Detailing includes a hairy suede upper paired with golden accents which elevate the shoe.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Brownlee used the same vehicle, equipped with a fuzzy blue steering wheel cover, to drive to and from each of the robberies, according to a statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2025
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In briefings for reporters earlier this week, administration officials were fuzzy on their plans.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.—
Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
31 Aug. 2023
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Many furred mammals have apocrine glands, including camels and donkeys, as well as chimpanzees.—
Jeff Goodell,
Time,
6 July 2023
Adjective
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Combat is fun enough – melee combat is rough but serviceable, and the gunplay is decent – and the world is filled with things to do, places to go, and people to meet (and ultimately kill).—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Chicago Bulls have been stepping up lately after a rough start following the Zach LaVine trade.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Woolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woolly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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