brushy

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Recent Examples of brushy Ticks thrive in brushy or wooded areas with moderate temperatures and some humidity. Clara Migoya, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025 The agency advises avoiding wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter, and staying in the center of trails when hiking. Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 7 July 2025 Bachman's warbler seems to have preferred brushy terrain that was slightly elevated from the surrounding swampy areas, which was the easiest ground to clear for cropland. arkansasonline.com, 5 July 2025 The exceptions might be found in the brushy South Texans land around San Antonio and La Bahía, where Tejanos operated productive ranches. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for brushy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brushy
Adjective
  • Sienna Miller has been spotted rocking long boho blonde mermaid waves, while Suki Waterhouse has tried it out on her signature shaggy layers and bangs.
    Jeanne Ballion, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Nighy was even anxious seeing himself in character with a shaggy mane and an unusually long beard reflected back to his eyes on the & Sons set.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Flowers of the Cristata group look like hairy brains.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The heist and rescue – followed by a zookeeper’s lesson about the hairy, multilegged creatures – gave me a new respect for the spiders and the keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo and a fascinating story to share with our readers.
    Terry DeMio, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Signature items include spare ribs lacquered with red char siu glaze and five-spice duck legs with silky, luxurious dark meat beneath a shatteringly crisp skin.
    Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The silky lotion protects with 10% zinc oxide, hydrates with jojoba seed and almond oils, and gets your skin ridiculously glowy with a rosy-beige tint.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Brushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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