as in willowy
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Adjective
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Michelle Troconis, the 49-year-old Venezuelan socialite who was convicted on Friday for conspiracy to commit murder, is tall, willowy, and as beautiful as a newscaster.—
Rich Cohen,
airmail.news,
2 Mar. 2024 -
Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Roan donned a metallic satin set from Rabanne’s spring 2025 collection, which consisted of a pleated backless halter top and matching skirt with lace trim.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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The 2025 Toyota Crown Signia Limited is the top tier trim, with 4 doors, 2 rows of seats, and can carry 5 passengers, with the ability to tow up to 2,700 lbs.—
Tony Leopardo,
The Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the studio in Manhattan, the lights went down, and Prieto settled in next to one of his sound mixers, a wiry man named Rich Bologna.—
Stephania Taladrid,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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Saba, wiry and yet to fill out, is set for a big AAU season in the spring after limited minutes as a freshman on junior varsity.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The stray was scrawny, short-haired, and had a scratched and scarred nose.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Proctor was a scrawny 12-year-old surfing Malibu’s Second Point in the mid-1980s when Miod paddled up and introduced himself.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Sylphlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sylphlike. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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