spindle-shanked

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spindle-shanked
Adjective
  • The wiry, 6-4 forward was taken with the 12th overall pick by Charlotte FC in the 2022 MLS Draft.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
  • Flowers bloom late spring to early summer atop wiry, branched, nearly leafless stems rising to 24 inches tall above an 18-inch-tall clump of deep green leaves.
    Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 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
  • 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
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“Spindle-shanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle-shanked. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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