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as in hairy
covered with or as if with hair
a big, shaggy dog kept trying to lick my face
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Recent Examples of shaggy
But instead of a police lieutenant with a cigar and a rumpled raincoat, the show is centered on a delightful drifter with shaggy red hair and a disposable vape.
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Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
There’s also a great romantic sub-plot involving Andy torn between two dudes, the shaggy, non-industry, great grill-cheesemaking Nate (Entourage‘s Adrian Grenier) and a fellow fashion industry colleague Christian Thompson played by Simon Baker.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 June 2025
The boy, whose head is full of shaggy black hair, is the youngest in his household of six.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
The Nosferatu star's hair looked less shaggy earlier in the month.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 16 June 2025
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Nina Metz Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
There’s also a great romantic sub-plot involving Andy torn between two dudes, the shaggy, non-industry, great grill-cheesemaking Nate (Entourage‘s Adrian Grenier) and a fellow fashion industry colleague Christian Thompson played by Simon Baker.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 June 2025
The boy, whose head is full of shaggy black hair, is the youngest in his household of six.
—Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
The Nosferatu star's hair looked less shaggy earlier in the month.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaggy
Adjective
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Carpet beetle larvae are usually about 1/8-inch long, tan, and covered in hairy bristles.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
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The smelly, hairy animals with terrible eyesight are actually a type of mammal known as a collared peccary.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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One of Yakovenko’s managers showed me a fuzzy black-and-white video, taken in April, of a night operation behind enemy lines.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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But Lavigne recalled that this grandmother wasn’t exactly warm and fuzzy.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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The silky body treatment has since expanded to include a soft-gold-shimmer edition of Fenty Fresh (bergamot, jasmine, and white orchid) that adds extra sheen to your limbs—without looking too obvious.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
2 Aug. 2025
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The silky smooth custard (made with eggs and half-and-half) filling is baked until the top is set but the center is still slightly jiggly, for the perfect texture.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The company had a rough second quarter, with automotive revenue falling 16% compared to a year ago — the second straight quarter of lower sales.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Aug. 2025
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Opening originally in the 1990s as Mean Streak, the old rough wooden coaster was given new life in 2018 with its transformation into arguably the greatest roller coaster of all time.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Shaggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaggy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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