Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairlike
Adjective
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Genetically identical neurons that form Meissner corpuscles for picking up vibrations in glabrous skin, for example, also form lanceolate endings for detecting hair movement in hairy skin.—
Ariel Bleicher,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Apr. 2025 -
Each one-inch bloom has a hairy purple calyx with two red petals, resembling the face and ears of a bat.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Instinctively, the tiny cat snuggled up to Kelland, and the Good Samaritan took pity on her, wrapping the kitten in his woolly hat and taking her home in his rucksack.—
Terry Baddoo,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Colossal had imbued the rodents with thicker, woolly coats, golden fur and other cold-climate adaptations, all of which are key characteristics of the woolly mammoth that went extinct around 4,000 years ago.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Not that a show as concerned with integrity as Good Night, and Good Luck wants the superficial pulse of a thriller, but still, there’s something a touch too shaggy in its current theatricality to keep us consistently attuned to its turns and its stakes.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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This romantically rustic wreath weaves shaggy swags of greenery with white tulips and stalks of berries, then ties it all together with a neat black-and-white bow.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The video Amazon released Friday of the Kuiper deployments is fuzzy, and the finer details of the satellites are unseen.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 May 2025
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After flowering, fuzzy silver seedpods remain through winter.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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Nests can take up to three months to build, and typically contain sticks, grass, moss, cornstalks, lichen, fine woody material, downy feathers and sometimes greenery.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Instead, it was strangely decorated with long downy feathers—making the newborn bird look like a dangerous caterpillar.—
ByErik Stokstad,
science.org,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Adding a furry friend to your family is always exciting, but there’s plenty to do to prepare before bringing home a new pet.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 May 2025
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All dog lovers know that those furry friends improve your quality of life.—
Ava Erickson,
Outside Online,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Hairlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairlike. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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