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 O’Rourke’s chronic medical issues followed a chaotic route — sick, then sicker, then OK, then much sicker, then somewhat better — with spidery little paths radiating outward. Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 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 See All Example Sentences for spidery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spidery
Adjective
  • He’s got some wiry strength and power with room to fill out and add lean muscle mass to a very rangy frame.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • At just 17, the wiry triple-threat appears taller than expected — his spry frame helping explain the explosive dance moves that have the R&B world buzzing.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • The same process is used to establish a new lawn over bare (or weedy) soil.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
  • Mowing with Dirty Mower Decks Mowing plots with a dirty brush hog or mower deck is a recipe for weedy disaster.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • These may resemble stringy algae or kelp plants that attach to rocks and other objects within the spring.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2025
  • The long stringy hair on our local lady newscasters needs to improve.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 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
  • Just who was this willowy blond from Iowa City, Iowa?
    Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Liam sang most of the songs in his reedy yowl, all charisma with his hands pulled behind his back, head tilted up toward the sky and a parka often inexplicably zipped all the way up to his chin.
    Paula Mejía, Vulture, 5 July 2025
  • Alejandro Arias, an American evangelist with a reedy voice, addressed the crowd.
    Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The book brings to life characters such as the waspish U.S. Army general Joseph Stilwell and the eccentric U.S. ambassador Patrick Hurley.
    Richard Bernstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
  • Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure.
    New York Times, New York Times, 11 May 2022
Adjective
  • Lopez gave a lively set — in typical racy JLo fashion — wearing a high-leg shimmery bodysuit, featuring thin spaghetti straps and a deep-V neckline.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 July 2025
  • In the same way, a tariff is a tariff is a tariff, whether in a racy letter, stated on a big chart, or even sent in an Instagram DM.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2025
  • Many houses, townhomes and apartment buildings in both the city and suburbs have only a few square feet of front yard, or are surrounded by a thin fringe of plantable area.
    Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025

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“Spidery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spidery. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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