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Recent Examples of wiry
But Colson, a wiry outdoors enthusiast fizzing with energy, has hiked and biked every inch of the island and made a point of recruiting local heroes like Tzavelakos, who teaches diving to hotel guests, and Sotiria Antonopoulou, who leads private tours of Ioulida.
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Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Is this the genuine cargo or some wiry wisp of a Ringo impersonator?
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
White’s wiry, versatile, energetic, intelligent and strong.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
One was a short, funny, wiry kid named Ernie, who had grand theft auto on his résumé.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
Is this the genuine cargo or some wiry wisp of a Ringo impersonator?
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
White’s wiry, versatile, energetic, intelligent and strong.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
One was a short, funny, wiry kid named Ernie, who had grand theft auto on his résumé.
—Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiry
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New Atlas Given their electric underpinnings, scrawny body styles, and retro design cues, Flying Flea's bikes don't appear to be designed for mass appeal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 May 2025
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His cheeks have sunk into the hollows of his face, his ribs are protruding, and his scrawny limbs are little more than bone.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
4 May 2025
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My legs: muscular during my years of playing varsity soccer and basketball and running track; long and sinewy in my later adult life; milky-pale every winter, yet sunburned often and easily in the summer.—
Laura Neilson,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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Nathaniel Sullivan embodied a sinewy Jochanaan who is sorely tempted by Salome’s advances.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Mitsouko softened Chypre’s rawboned extremes, imparting a creamy peach glow to the whole.—
Noy Thrupkaew,
Washington Post,
21 Apr. 2021
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Kirschling, a rawboned young man from Wisconsin, had written a master’s thesis at Columbia about long-term productivity decline in New York City’s mass transit.—
William Finnegan,
The New Yorker,
2 July 2018
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All of the millwork, including the angular staircase, was also done in collaboration with local carpenters and cabinet makers.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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Styles have changed — at one point A Flock of Seagulls dispensed with the angular haircuts — but the synthesized beats remain.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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As tech organizations flatten their hierarchies, restructure teams and return to leaner operating models, one skill separates executives who thrive from those who struggle: the ability to delegate.—
Jimmie Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Another leading indicator warning of a decrease in manufacturing orders and leaner holiday inventories is empty ocean freight containers.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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Consequently, the rollers became more and more narrow, until all that remained was a slender bar capped on both ends by large discs.—
Kai James,
The Conversation,
11 June 2025
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Taper: Taper candles are long, slender candles with a wider base and a narrow top.—
Maya Handelsman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Note skinnier carrots will cook faster than thicker ones.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 June 2025
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Quarterback Zach Wilson had a nice throw to tight end Jalin Conyers on a skinny post in 7-on-7s.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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The lines between competitive stubbornness and plain old stubbornness, a healthy arrogance and prideful ignorance are pretty thin.—
Will Graves,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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“Wiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiry. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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