spiky

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Recent Examples of spiky Her hair was mostly swept up into a bun, emphasizing the straight line of her slightly spiky new bangs. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 27 Aug. 2023 These ads document the EV arms race playing out right now as companies beef up their electric offerings with higher profiles, spikier bodies, and more imposing grilles. Curbed, 8 Feb. 2023 And the finale, two lobsters — brown and spikier than their US relativesbut much sweeter, more like crab — split in half and over what must be a pound of spaghetti. Helene Stapinski, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023 Romeo, played on this preview night by understudy Brandon Antonio, becomes a deliciously dim himbo, and Wolfe, as a Renaissance housewife desperate to breathe the air out there, brings a great, spiky irreverence to her disgruntled Anne. Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for spiky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiky
Adjective
  • Blood of My Blood doesn’t shy away from the violence and gore of this war — there is blood and guts and young men dying, there is poison gas and bodies on barbed wire.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Panthers will be stymied by 28,000 feet of barbed wire fencing.
    Elise Bennett, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • At a time when Democrats claims the mantle of defending democracy, there would be nothing more caustic and self-defeating than championing policies that quite literally rig the system.
    Daniel Brennan, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The Senate will begin voting on President Donald Trump’s sweeping bill on tax cuts, Medicaid and border security, after a marathon weekend of caustic debate and political maneuvering, but the result isn’t known for certain.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • In Moderation, Elaine Castillo’s sardonic new novel, Girlie Delmundo, the daughter of Filipino immigrants, works as a content moderator at a major tech company.
    Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
  • There’s a warmth here, a generosity of spirit often absent from their more sardonic works.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 July 2025
Adjective
  • But her special day turns sour when family disagreements about her future take center stage.
    Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Casual diners will also find favorites like lightly spiced chicken and hot and sour soup packed with pork, tofu, black mushrooms, and lily flower.
    Michael Moberly, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • That movie was an acerbic portrait of a friendship gone sour, laced with barbed insults.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
  • With further prompting and training, the model was able to come much closer to Rubin’s acerbic, anti-PC style.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Unrefined coconut oil has a more pungent coconut smell and flavor.
    Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The cheekily coined Cadieux e Pepe, a nod to Detroit’s Cadieux Road, reimagines cacio e pepe in pizza form—chewy dough crowned with sharp Parmesan, pungent fresh garlic, and cracked black pepper.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • This is the kind of sarcastic humor that keeps the mood light throughout the 162-game marathon.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
  • This perky, self-aware, sarcastic and downright silly show caters to both the more traditional Goodspeed audiences.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Full sun, cool temperatures, and slightly acidic, fertile soil helps plants thrive.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
  • They’re housed in an acidic formulation, so as not to disturb the skin’s acid mantle (the outermost layer of the barrier), and deliver unmatched hydration and comfort to skin.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Spiky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiky. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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