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In 2016, after a reedy Canadian professor named Jordan Peterson refused to use gender-neutral pronouns, he was taken up as a folk hero, like Galileo standing firm against the Inquisition.
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The reedy, tree-like grass is a panda’s primary food source, especially the shoots.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Chalamet sulks and talks out of the side of his mouth, picking from a grab bag of accents that vary with each scene—all of which are far more reedy and cartoonish than Dylan actually sounded in his younger days.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
He was guided through the motions of the fry station by a reedy, goateed young man, an actual employee, who had been caught up in the candidate’s maudlin cosplay of worker solidarity.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The reedy, tree-like grass is a panda’s primary food source, especially the shoots.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Chalamet sulks and talks out of the side of his mouth, picking from a grab bag of accents that vary with each scene—all of which are far more reedy and cartoonish than Dylan actually sounded in his younger days.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
He was guided through the motions of the fry station by a reedy, goateed young man, an actual employee, who had been caught up in the candidate’s maudlin cosplay of worker solidarity.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reedy
Adjective
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Three or four of them had swung into a weedy draw about 75 yards ahead of us.—
H. R. Temple,
Outdoor Life,
16 July 2025
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Your neighbors probably won't be bothered by your weedy flower beds or rusty lawn furniture.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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With his wiry 6ft 2in (190cm) frame and underestimated close control, Liverpool can use the 23-year-old as the fulcrum of the attack with his ability to create for others and score himself.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Smith’s wiry, experimental headpiece was constructed to coordinate with his custom three-piece suited look courtesy of Ozwald Boateng.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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Just who was this willowy blond from Iowa City, Iowa?—
Gia Kourlas,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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My waves turned brittle, and a candid photo of the back of my head revealed stringy, lifeless ends.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 July 2025
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Now, his hair is thinned, long and stringy and he’s lost significant weight.—
Charles Rabin
July 22,
Miami Herald,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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The original model walked with a spidery cat-eye that would have been considered bold.—
Leah Prinzivalli,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2025
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With spidery legs and a chunky profile, the module, dubbed Spider, was all function, no form — the ideal machine to land on the moon.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
1 Mar. 2019
Adjective
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The book brings to life characters such as the waspish U.S. Army general Joseph Stilwell and the eccentric U.S. ambassador Patrick Hurley.—
Richard Bernstein,
Foreign Affairs,
20 Oct. 2014
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Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 May 2022
Adjective
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Flank, round, or brisket: These lean cuts are flavorful but can become chewy without tenderizing.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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There aren’t many actors, after all, who can convincingly play both sad-sack real estate salesman Shelly Levene in a Broadway production of Glengarry Glen Ross and a lean, mean killing machine.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Details on the election process are thin, but many citizens could be casting their votes in an active conflict zone or under the eyes of armed soldiers – a terrifying prospect that some say could lead to more violence.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Reedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reedy. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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