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Recent Examples of scaly
Vanicream Moisturizing Cream, another National Eczema Association Seal of Acceptance winner, gently calms red, scaly skin with no-frills ingredients that get the job done.
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Sarah Felbin, Allure, 25 Feb. 2026
McManus suggested that people’s love for their furry, feathery or scaly companions transcends party lines.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes discolored, scaly plaques on the skin.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Heavy, long-term consumption of kava has also been linked to a temporary skin condition that causes dry, scaly skin on certain body parts.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Felbin, Allure, 25 Feb. 2026
McManus suggested that people’s love for their furry, feathery or scaly companions transcends party lines.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes discolored, scaly plaques on the skin.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Heavy, long-term consumption of kava has also been linked to a temporary skin condition that causes dry, scaly skin on certain body parts.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaly
Adjective
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Safdie could have doubled down on the shorts, scaled production, and chased the surge in demand.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Expliseat has navigated the challenging transition from startup to scaled manufacturer, moving from outsourced production to internalized assembly – a critical step that its CEO sees as foundational to the company's ambitious growth plans.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This includes cancers of the lip, mouth, upper throat (nasopharyngeal), middle throat (oropharyngeal), lower throat (hypopharyngeal), voice box (laryngeal), salivary gland and metastatic squamous neck cancer.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Coulier was diagnosed with P16 squamous carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer, when doctors noticed a flare-up on the base of his tongue during a routine check-up and PET scan.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Scaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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