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Recent Examples of scaly
Many tried and true cultivars like 'Blue Chip' and 'Blue Rug' feature scaly blue-green foliage, while several new varieties have bright yellow to gold foliage that shifts color with the seasons.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
Thames believably crafts a bond with his CGI dragon, who is rendered in all his scaly glory.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 June 2025
The scaly giant had been spotted off and on with sightings as far back as 2016, according to WSB-TV.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
In one study, people with psoriasis, an autoimmune condition causing dry, scaly patches on the skin, underwent 20 minutes of red light therapy two times a week with at least 48 hours between sessions.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 3 June 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
Thames believably crafts a bond with his CGI dragon, who is rendered in all his scaly glory.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 10 June 2025
The scaly giant had been spotted off and on with sightings as far back as 2016, according to WSB-TV.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
In one study, people with psoriasis, an autoimmune condition causing dry, scaly patches on the skin, underwent 20 minutes of red light therapy two times a week with at least 48 hours between sessions.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaly
squamous
Adjective
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Cervical dysplasia on a Pap test is a squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL).—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
6 Sep. 2024
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Eligible participants must identify as Black, be assigned female at birth or self-identify as women, not have a history of cancer (except basal or squamous skin cancer) and be between ages 25 and 55.—
Shana O. Ntiri,
Baltimore Sun,
21 June 2024
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“Scaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaly. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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