Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardboardy
Adjective
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But the squishies may also contain fibrous tremolite, a material better known as asbestos, in the filling.—
Parents,
Parents,
6 June 2026 -
One ecological version of that idea holds that grass once helped wild canids clear intestinal worms—the fibrous strands wrap around the worms and carry them out in the droppings.—
Niranjana Rajalakshmi,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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Among them is, naturally, the stringy bikini look, and Kylie Jenner appears more than happy to kick off the season while soaking in every second of her dreamy Kylie Cosmetics trip.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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Everyone is bulbous, stringy, or malformed.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The bodice of the midi look was created in a leathery fabric with corset-style cutouts running down the front placket of the piece.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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The tissue between veins dies, becoming leathery.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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That brisk storytelling economy is a good fit for Theron’s own terse, sinewy performance style.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Cardboardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardboardy. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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