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Recent Examples of scaly
Here’s what to know about the scaly predators: Was that a rattlesnake?
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Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Psoriasis: This skin condition causes red, scaly patches, often on the elbows, knees, scalp, or lower back.
—Health, 16 Aug. 2025
Not only were scaly reptiles proliferating, but the predecessors of mammals were also evolving fur and whiskers.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
In an underground river of southern China, a scaly creature with four nostrils tucked itself into a burrow.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
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Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Psoriasis: This skin condition causes red, scaly patches, often on the elbows, knees, scalp, or lower back.
—Health, 16 Aug. 2025
Not only were scaly reptiles proliferating, but the predecessors of mammals were also evolving fur and whiskers.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 July 2025
In an underground river of southern China, a scaly creature with four nostrils tucked itself into a burrow.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaly
Adjective
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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
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But certain regimes remain tricky to simulate perfectly, such as unsteady interactions at off‑design angles, boundary‑layer transition, and inlet buzz, which is why scaled wind‑tunnel models still earn their keep validating corner cases before full‑scale testing.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL): Typically indicates HPV infection and that more testing is needed.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
4 Aug. 2025
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Other biopsies of squamous skin cancers have not detected HPV, meaning not all cases are caused by the viruses.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
30 July 2025
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“Scaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaly. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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