reedlike

adjective

Definition of reedlikenext
as in skinny

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reedlike
  1. skinny
  2. hairlike
  3. slender
  4. thin
  5. narrow
  6. slim
  7. fine
  8. elongate
Adjective
  • Elordi himself opted to wear Bottega Veneta, sporting a navy, softly pinstriped double-breasted suit with sharp lapels and coordinating tailored pants, a white shirt, and navy skinny tie.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Love is blind, love is on the spectrum, love is… suddenly skinny?
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of skinny
Adjective
  • The tiny dancers are hairlike cilia, and new research into these microscopic structures is revealing just how active corals are in determining their own fate.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • These plant pests stimulate the Mexican petunia foliage to grow hairlike portions that form the white patches.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hairlike
Adjective
  • Several other curved, slender bones were soon found nearby, according to pictures shared with the station.
    — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • One, which was a slender ribbon of saplings and grass, led to the grainfield where Kontras had been waiting.
    — Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of slender
Adjective
  • With a steely disposition, Dikha is seen in the videos standing at the very front of a thin boat, executing a repetitive series of dance moves as a line of rowers propel them through a river.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The mountain of seafood comes with a little sidecar of very thin, very crispy potato chips, seemingly for the hell of it, and a bottle of tart, fiery homemade hot sauce.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of thin
Adjective
  • Built in 1884 to serve the area’s booming silver mines, the narrow-gauge railroad climbs nearly 600 feet in just two miles, crossing the famous Devil’s Gate High Bridge before reaching the historic mining town of Silver Plume.
    — Jocelyn Rowley, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Those gains in a high-turnout presidential year, combined with the very narrow final margin — after a recount — made the decision simple for Bohannan to sign up a third time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of narrow
Adjective
  • Throughout the day on Tuesday, administration officials signaled that the chances of reaching an agreement were slim, according to Bloomberg.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Here again, in this slim book, the narrative unfolds in fragments, every sentence drawing you deeper into the delights of language.
    — Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of slim
Adjective
  • Menart’s script does a fine job of building out these jagged women with a sharp eye for the growing pains of flesh-and-bones relationships born from the seed of virtual connection.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Synaptic purge To find out how many synapses are lost during QIH, Tanaka’s team implanted tetrodes, bundles of fine electrodes, into the hippocampus of freely moving mice.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of fine
Adjective
  • There is also a choice between a standard round bowl and an elongated version.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The shoes featured an ultra-elongated and sharp pointed toe that added a modern twist to the traditional pump silhouette.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
Definition of elongate
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