whiskered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whiskered
Adjective
  • The cushion around his bearded jaw line has evaporated.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 29 July 2025
  • Irises are often split into two main categories: bearded and beardless.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • So what hirsute creature had contributed to this apparel?
    Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2025
  • And her new single is a duet with another, even more hirsute outlaw traditionalist, Jamey Johnson.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Saja Boys are memorable creations of their own, an over-the-top collection of shaggy haircuts, dewy faces, and bright streetwear that instantly invokes the heartthrobs of BTS or Stray Kids.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
  • The researchers found that climate shifts that underwrote the spread of grasslands allowed big sloths to arise, the shaggy mammals then altering those habitats to maintain open spaces best suited to big bodies capable of moving long distances.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Hares are also born fully furred and with their eyes open, a trait called precocial, whereas rabbits are born hairless, blind, and vulnerable, needing more parental care in the early stages of life.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • But the felt’s furred obscurity conjured novel mysteries.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • Carpet beetle larvae are usually about 1/8-inch long, tan, and covered in hairy bristles.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
  • 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
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“Whiskered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whiskered. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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