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
Wildflowers of Picacho Peak State Park Armed with spines, thorns and waxy skin, everything growing in the desert seems to belong.
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The condition can occur after long periods of drought or a wildfire, when soil particles become coated with waxy substances as organic matter decomposes.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
The jars held a waxy, scented paste that hinted at something ancient and once fluid.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
Her camel coat appeared waxy and poorly tailored — something, commenters pointed out, went against everything the fashion titan stood for.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The condition can occur after long periods of drought or a wildfire, when soil particles become coated with waxy substances as organic matter decomposes.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
The jars held a waxy, scented paste that hinted at something ancient and once fluid.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025
Her camel coat appeared waxy and poorly tailored — something, commenters pointed out, went against everything the fashion titan stood for.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for waxy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waxy
plastic
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How2work, a design production house in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong district, manufactures most of the plastic renditions of the characters from The Monsters series.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
12 Oct. 2025
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The city now has plastic turf on eight fields at five parks, and at other city playgrounds and recreational areas.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Waxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waxy. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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