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the rattan's stems are split into willowy staves that are woven together to produce exquisite baskets
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Nat wore a slinky blue dress, which suited her willowy frame.
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Behind him, were more stars: Adut Akech and the impossibly willowy Elizabeth Debicki.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Behind him, were more stars: Adut Akech and the impossibly willowy Elizabeth Debicki.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Willowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/willowy. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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willowy
adjective
wil·lowy
ˈwil-ə-wē 
1
: having many willows
a willowy valley
2
: resembling a willow
especially
: gracefully tall and slender
a willowy young dancer
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