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as in shaggy
covered with or as if with hair
a hairy spider
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as in difficult
requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
landing on that airstrip is always a hairy proposition
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as in disturbing
marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings
the snowstorm made for a hairy commute back home that evening
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Recent Examples of hairy
Ideal for deshedding and extra hairy pets.
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Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 May 2026
And the score by Michael Abels (who collaborated with Jordan Peele on Get Out and Nope) is an all-timer, unsettling and steeped in dread to start and then frenetically nerve-shredding as things get hairier.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
According to the Journal of Fish Biology, the hairy ghost pipefish — loosely related to seahorses, pipefishes and sea dragons — may be found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, New Caledonia and Tonga.
—Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
But while the hairy ghost pipefish Solenostomus snuffleupagus was recently described for the first time in the journal Fish Biology, Harasti has long suspected its existence.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
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Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 25 May 2026
And the score by Michael Abels (who collaborated with Jordan Peele on Get Out and Nope) is an all-timer, unsettling and steeped in dread to start and then frenetically nerve-shredding as things get hairier.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
According to the Journal of Fish Biology, the hairy ghost pipefish — loosely related to seahorses, pipefishes and sea dragons — may be found in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, New Caledonia and Tonga.
—Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
But while the hairy ghost pipefish Solenostomus snuffleupagus was recently described for the first time in the journal Fish Biology, Harasti has long suspected its existence.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairy
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Last Wednesday, the hotel was swarmed with guys sporting shaggy haircuts, all looking like Geese frontman Cameron Winter.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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On June 5, Hadid debuted a set of shaggy Birkin bangs on Instagram, as well as a surprising new golden-brown hair color.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
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Clips showed them adding a brown fuzzy robe to their collection, as well as tossing a baby onesie next to a pair of toddler’s pajamas, adding a baby bottle beside a sippy cup and pushing away a bottle of wine.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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The eclipse — including both the slight penumbral (when the moon drifts into Earth's fuzzy outer shadow) and partial phases — will last 5 hours, 38 minutes.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
4 June 2026
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JSerra navigated a difficult regular-season schedule, then avoided upsets in the playoffs.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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But the strength of his acidic, strong, difficult performance was too powerful for the Tonys to deny.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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This approach to archival material thus wrestles with a disturbing present in which family dispossession is both normalized and pathologized in the media every single day.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The report, released Thursday, details disturbing accounts from several of Platner’s ex-girlfriends.—
Britta Miller,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2026
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From linen and cotton to silky satin, these are my picks for chic, lightweight pants.—
Staff Author,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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They’re made from 300-thread-count sateen fabric with a silky feel.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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Last year, researchers at the University of California San Diego developed a wearable AI system that accurately interprets arm gestures and controls robots, even during running, vehicle motion, or rough ocean conditions.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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The large leg retains stability even on rough, uneven ground.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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In a chat with Mica, George apologized for not being sensitive to her feelings following the recoupling.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
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These burn areas create barriers around villages, headwaters and sensitive sites, protecting them from wildfires during peak drought.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
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Yet at the height of his triumph, Brooks was uneasy.—
Rob Wolfe,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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After feeling uneasy about being famous for comedy at first, Faris now sees it as a privilege.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
4 June 2026
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“Hairy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairy. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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