as in plastic
capable of being easily molded or modeled
the children made little animals with the colorful, waxy modeling clay
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Recent Examples of waxy
Saturated fat can raise cholesterol, a waxy, fatty substance in the blood that eventually can narrow blood vessels and lead to high blood pressure.1516
Healthy swaps: Unsalted and air-fried potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, or zucchinis
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Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 17 June 2025
Other times, a shapeless wilderness, a waxy moss at the root.
—Gioncarlo Valentine, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
But only one point of perspective on the property has actually seen all the waxy stories so often told today.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
In most versions the snow was sparse, decorative, filmic snow with giant, waxy flakes, its silence the silence of a soundstage.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 17 June 2025
Other times, a shapeless wilderness, a waxy moss at the root.
—Gioncarlo Valentine, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
But only one point of perspective on the property has actually seen all the waxy stories so often told today.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
In most versions the snow was sparse, decorative, filmic snow with giant, waxy flakes, its silence the silence of a soundstage.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waxy
plastic
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Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Jared Gray, 25, in June after investigators discovered his fingerprint on the bottom of a plastic cup inside the vehicle where Vega’s body was found, according to court records.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
30 July 2025
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See, 'cause unlike real living grass, plastic grass never needs mowing, watering, fertilizing, or spraying for weeds.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
30 July 2025
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“Waxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waxy. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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