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Recent Examples of hairlike
This protein is needed for the formation of cilia — hairlike protrusions that cells can use to move — as well as in the assembly of the mitotic spindle that organizes chromosomes during cell division, and for the transport of neurotransmitters in neurons.
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Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Quanta Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairlike
Adjective
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By that time the show had provoked a wave of excited condemnation from commentators online who seemed most consistently offended by the bodysuit printed with the (hairy) image of a (totally) naked male body worn by a female model.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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Gretchen is just as bad as Tamra, two boils on the same hairy ass.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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One likes to imagine Paleo Dad loping across the savannah in hot pursuit of a wooly mammoth.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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But instead of a famous groundhog in the spotlight, the job belongs to the woolly bear caterpillar (better known locally as the woolly worm).—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Few pieces of decor are as dreamy as the ones covered in faux fur, and this shaggy beanbag chair is no exception.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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For the event, the actor returned to his shaggy crew cut in his honey blonde hue — coordinating his 'stache and all.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The webbing clothes moth is light beige and has a fuzzy head.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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The cameras aboard those missions are designed to study the relatively close, bright surface of Mars, but ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter managed to observe the comet as a fuzzy white dot.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Well, for starters, cashmere comes from the downy undercoat of specific breeds of goats.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
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Fill a woven tray with small gourds, mini pumpkin decorations, and a glass vase filled with downy milkweed seeds.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Creature, is a furry, floppy-eared cyclops who sports a slender human third arm but basically looks like a cross between that film’s two main characters.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Readers in South Florida submitted photos and brief descriptions of their furry family members, and two rounds of voting determined the winners.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Hairlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairlike. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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