as in curly
having the curving shape of a wave or of many waves
She has wavy blond hair. wavy lines
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Recent Examples of wavy
Ahead, 18 Glamour Beauty Award–winning straight and wavy hair products to level up your hair game.
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Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
The home kit evokes the American flag, with wavy red-and-white stripes running horizontally across the jersey.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Basically, this means a long, wavy line of thunderstorms—which can be seen trailing down from the low-pressure area in a classic comma shape on weather maps.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
From its wavy V-neck collar to its delicate hole cutouts, there are so many small details that make this short-sleeve sweater such a cute find.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
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Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
The home kit evokes the American flag, with wavy red-and-white stripes running horizontally across the jersey.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Basically, this means a long, wavy line of thunderstorms—which can be seen trailing down from the low-pressure area in a classic comma shape on weather maps.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2026
From its wavy V-neck collar to its delicate hole cutouts, there are so many small details that make this short-sleeve sweater such a cute find.
—Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wavy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wavy
curly
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It’s calibrated to one idea of what curly hair is, without accounting for the variables that actually drive your experience.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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In particular, audiences couldn’t get past how the production team gave voluminous, curly locks to the famously bald Johnson.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Wavy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wavy. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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