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Recent Examples of scaly
In the hills of eastern India, in a region carved by deep river valleys and dense rainforests, two scaly creatures slept perched on different branches of the same tree.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The residents of the Sunshine State have a few more scaly neighbors.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 May 2025
Eczema, which looks like red, patchy, scaly areas of skin, and contact dermatitis are among the most common.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
Read Next World Elusive scaly creature with blue mouth and green blood is a new species.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
The residents of the Sunshine State have a few more scaly neighbors.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 May 2025
Eczema, which looks like red, patchy, scaly areas of skin, and contact dermatitis are among the most common.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
Read Next World Elusive scaly creature with blue mouth and green blood is a new species.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 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 21 Jun. 2025.
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