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Recent Examples of scaly
As for revered icons, scaly nightmarish ones eyed us on Komodo island in Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2025
To his surprise, the tail bones were covered with large areas of scaly skin and topped by a row of spikes.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
Their actual eyes are permanently sealed behind scaly skin, which sounds like a nightmare but is actually a great vision hack.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Ringworm Ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis) is a fungal infection that causes an itchy, scaly rash on the scalp, which may appear circular, or ring-shaped.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 19 June 2025
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Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2025
To his surprise, the tail bones were covered with large areas of scaly skin and topped by a row of spikes.
—Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
Their actual eyes are permanently sealed behind scaly skin, which sounds like a nightmare but is actually a great vision hack.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
Ringworm Ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis) is a fungal infection that causes an itchy, scaly rash on the scalp, which may appear circular, or ring-shaped.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 19 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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Further tests revealed a shocking new diagnosis: p16 squamous carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
5 Dec. 2025
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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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“Scaly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaly. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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