Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spikelike
Adjective
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But a few things stick out as incorrect: The costume Diplo is wearing in the video does not match the actual, taller and spikier grassy costumes worn during the show.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
13 Feb. 2026 -
Some are silky, some are spikey, and some — like the one worn by stately maidservant Hero, played by Emma Corrin — look like handkerchiefs delicately dropped from a great height onto the head of its wearer.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Its vast salt flats, jagged canyons, and sweeping sand dunes seem merely designed to test human endurance.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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From Buffalo Grove, the district goes northwest on a jagged path through Mundelein, Fox Lake and into McHenry County.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Many South African farms are ringed in barbed wire and outfitted with security cameras; one of the migrants told me a story about confronting armed robbers.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The release put out by the White House is on the heels of barbed posts by top aide Cheung and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt against CNN and several other outlets.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Happy Gilmore leans into spiked Arnold Palmer territory.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
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In February 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, oil and fertilizer prices similarly spiked because Russia accounts for about 20% of the global fertilizer trade.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Because Sullivan is showing a two-pronged attack right now.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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The Senate passed the House’s legislation Friday but only after removing the enrollment cap from the multi-pronged education bill.—
Camila Gomez,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Its canes are reddish in color and covered with spiny thorns.—
Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Mar. 2026
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But golden spiny mice have made some adaptations that give them a better chance at longer life.—
Mallory Locklear,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Spikelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spikelike. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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