spidery

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Recent Examples of spidery Recently, scientists studying Lucy’s cells determined that her astrocytes — spidery nerve cells critical for cellular communication — may be actively killing her neurons. Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2022 The spidery lines of the reassembled pane are a careful worker’s diary of its destruction and reconstruction — and not a bad metaphor for the arc of Korean history in the 20th century. Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022 During this rain-heavy time, the falls go from a spidery trickle to a powerful force of nature that plunges off the cliffs toward the earth. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2021 With spidery legs and a chunky profile, the module, dubbed Spider, was all function, no form — the ideal machine to land on the moon. Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2019 See All Example Sentences for spidery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spidery
Adjective
  • Eighteen years old and 13 pounds too light to join the Marines, the wiry, wide-eyed teen watched his recruiter zip through the aisles, grabbing a roll of tape, a sledgehammer, and a length of lead pipe.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Your hair may feel rigid, wiry, or fibrous.
    Maggie Donahue, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • If your garden bed is weedy, pull the weeds before mulching.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Avoid Boxelder Trees As their name suggests, these bugs love boxelder trees, a weedy type of maple native to North America.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • As the hulking creature, the Australian star appears to have pale, cadaverous skin with lacerations across it and long, stringy hair.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Fennel is more versatile and easier to work with than celery, its tough, stringy cousin.
    Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Soften the twiggy grapevine with sprigs of feathery broomcorn seed heads tucked between the garland stems.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Her willowy frame takes a tremendous battering as brutes slam her into tables and through walls.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
  • Only two bodies remain still: Ferran’s, in one corner of the platform, and that of a young man (Jabez Sykes) diagonally across from her, tall and willowy and pale — two statues that seem moonlit while the rest of the world writhes and sweats around them.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Then, there’s a creepy, reedy Charlie Plummer doing his best Caleb Landry Jones as Gary, #5, who goads other players into shedding down to their weakest points to eliminate them.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Mount developed his characterization, with his reedy voice, suspicious eyes and slumped posture, on set.
    Lauren Coates, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Spitting Image has delivered a typically waspish response after Deadline revealed this week that the show had been served with a lawsuit by the owners of Paddington Bear.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But what a response — a performance full of waspish pressing, muscular defending and precise, efficient counters.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Kim Kardashian turned up the heat and showed off a racy look while attending a glamorous after-party in London Wednesday night.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Porsche is bringing a racy twist to boring kitchen gear.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Spidery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spidery. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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