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
These are all signs of frostbite: numbness, white or grayish-yellow skin, or skin that feels unusually firm or waxy.
Dr. Randall Wexler, a professor of family medicine at Ohio State University, advised keeping frostbite-prone areas covered to avoid tissue damage.
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ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Most Sarracenia species, for instance, have tall, upright tubes with waxy surfaces and downward-pointing hairs that make escape nearly impossible.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
When sprayed on broadleaf evergreens, the anti-desiccant forms a clear, waxy protective coating that reduces water loss.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
Plants don’t have lungs, of course, but grapevines do breathe, absorbing oxygen and other atmospheric gases—including smoke—through small pores on the underside of their leaves, or by diffusion across the fruit’s thin, waxy skin.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Most Sarracenia species, for instance, have tall, upright tubes with waxy surfaces and downward-pointing hairs that make escape nearly impossible.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
When sprayed on broadleaf evergreens, the anti-desiccant forms a clear, waxy protective coating that reduces water loss.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 10 Jan. 2026
Plants don’t have lungs, of course, but grapevines do breathe, absorbing oxygen and other atmospheric gases—including smoke—through small pores on the underside of their leaves, or by diffusion across the fruit’s thin, waxy skin.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waxy
plastic
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Smaller version of the quakes at home Think of a plastic water bottle filled to the rim with the cap firmly screwed on.—
Tammie Souza,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Lab and greenhouse studies show that plastic particles can affect earthworms and microbes and, in some cases, reduce seed germination, root growth, and nutrient uptake.—
Dr. Avishesh Neupane,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Waxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waxy. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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