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as in hairy
covered with or as if with hair
a big, shaggy dog kept trying to lick my face
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Recent Examples of shaggy
In the first, the sheepdog appears engulfed by a thick coat of long white fur, his face nearly obscured by the shaggy mass.
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
With their thick, shaggy fur, the 5-month-old wolves are better adapted to the cold.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025
Director Robert Altman’s shaggy yet shattering masterpiece, with an enormous ensemble including Julianne Moore, Robert Downey Jr. and Lily Tomlin, was shot throughout the Los Angeles area, ending with a scene of shocking violence in Griffith Park.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And yet the series is less a document of careful sleuthing and more a shaggy chronicle of teen-like longing for revelation and salvation.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
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John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
With their thick, shaggy fur, the 5-month-old wolves are better adapted to the cold.
—Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025
Director Robert Altman’s shaggy yet shattering masterpiece, with an enormous ensemble including Julianne Moore, Robert Downey Jr. and Lily Tomlin, was shot throughout the Los Angeles area, ending with a scene of shocking violence in Griffith Park.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
And yet the series is less a document of careful sleuthing and more a shaggy chronicle of teen-like longing for revelation and salvation.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaggy
Adjective
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From 1930s Chitlin’ Circuit reds (in honor of Beyoncé, of course) to snatched ponytails and even hairy shorts, this week’s beauty moments were full of historic references and reinvention.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
5 May 2025
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Vel and Cinta give the group strict instructions to leave their weapons at home, but one rebel’s hidden blaster goes off during a hairy moment, killing Cinta.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After flowering, fuzzy silver seedpods remain through winter.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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The video Amazon released Friday of the Kuiper deployments is fuzzy, and the finer details of the satellites are unseen.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The pedals are made from a silky polyurethane material, while the stems feature a metal wire base that is wrapped in plastic.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
9 May 2025
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The palate is silky smooth yet robust, showcasing flavors of brown sugar, dark stone fruit, cinnamon bark, and sweet tobacco.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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However, there are some plants that are less appealing to animals, such as those with pungent scents, fuzzy leaves, prickly or rough foliage, or a bitter taste.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 May 2025
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Its new pricing could be an effort to attract American car buyers after rough Q1.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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“Shaggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaggy. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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