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Adjective
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Murphy shed weight to become the wiry, brilliant theoretical physicist tormented by his own creation, the atomic bomb.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Blooms stand on wiry stems above distinctive evergreen to semi-evergreen foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
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As a result, privets are incredibly invasive and weedy.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
10 Mar. 2026
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All asparagus species are virtually indestructible owing to their rhizomes, and two of them, although popular in dry arrangements, can become weedy in the garden.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Spindle-shanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spindle-shanked. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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