reedlike

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reedlike
Adjective
  • This isn’t about fat or skinny, this is about being healthy.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • It's got bar-end indicators perfect for skinny folk to be seen from behind and for the rest of us to be easily seen from the front.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Istanbul pulses with history—its skyline crowned with slender minarets, grand domes, and bustling bazaars filled with copperware, carpets, and the scent of roasted chestnuts.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Ware brought along a friend, a slender man introduced as Catfish who had his own land management problems.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The Ravens are thin there, with rookie third-round tackle Emery Jones Jr. still yet to make his summer debut because of a shoulder injury and potentially starting the regular season on the non-football injury list.
    Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • At first slow and elongated, then at grotesque, breakneck turns, Tøndel presents an intense psycho-drama, with slashes of surrealism and a striking, geometric visual language.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
  • The galaxy’s light gets distorted by the gravity of the dark matter, so the image of the galaxy becomes elongated, turning into a little arc.
    Jenna Ahart, Quanta Magazine, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Career growth inside companies still follows a narrow script—progress often defined by vertical movement alone.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The narrow, strong currents flow quickly, faster at times than an Olympic swimmer, and perpendicular to the coastline.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Trump could test the strength of the Republican Party’s slim House and Senate majorities by trying to repeal or suspend the Home Rule Act.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Most functions are accessed via a slim center console with hexagonal haptic touchpads.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • One more beer, condensation rolling down the can in the lazy swell of this fine summer afternoon.
    Kristen Arnett August 7, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The pillow top cover is filled with a fine spiral fiber filling, which is held in place with quilted stitching that ensures equal distribution without bunching.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The tusk, which is actually an elongated tooth, is mainly found in males and can grow up to 10 feet long.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Chaos is a constant for the outdoor winter sport with single-elimination playoffs that relies on the bounces of an elongated sphere.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Reedlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reedlike. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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