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Recent Examples of stalky
Ruyombo, the silverback’s name, is stalky with short limbs.
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Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stalky
Adjective
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The lanky, athletic Raiders (who have six players who are 6-foot-3 or taller) completely shut down Cherry Creek in the Great 8 by allowing only 12 first-half points.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2026
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Nansen, tall, lanky, and sporting neon Vuarnet shades, greets me with a firm handshake.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Use a bit of hair powder to keep your bangs from appearing stringy.—
Krista Carter,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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It's typically dried rather than eaten raw, with a brittle shell and stringy pulp that's traditionally cracked open and steeped to make a mildly sweet, herbal tea.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Thin Seedlings as Needed One of the most common reasons carrots develop spindly roots is that they’re planted too closely together.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Mar. 2026
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In Low Light Don't plant your tomatoes in a shady spot, where the plants will grow spindly and set very little fruit.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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All types of roses, except climbing varieties, can be pruned to remove long canes, dead or declining portions and twiggy growths.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Wholesale shearing results in plants with dense foliage atop dead, twiggy branches.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Moss-colored chaise longues in the living area, piled with pillows and wool blankets, are perfectly positioned to take in the view, as are the four-poster beds with wool-blend mattresses and willowy gauzy curtains.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Given the differences in Western and Eastern beauty standards, and the realities of setting a romance in the hockey world, neither Shane nor Ilya fit the mold of BL’s feminine, willowy bishonen.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At the Upper West Side outpost of the Strand, the actor is a reedy presence, his small figure buried in a large North Face winter jacket and topped with a shock of curly hair.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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Park lakes and reedy little streams—anything not too polluted from the steel factories.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Larson, who grew up on a farm in North Dakota, has a rangy frame and a folksy manner.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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And while Ransom was productive as a rookie, his physical set is more like Tre’von Moehrig’s than that of a rangy free safety who can roam the back end.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Hadid and Robbie both ditched long length for a pageboy bob and wispy fringe—and their different takes on the look prove just how versatile this trending cut can be.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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For all its public association with queerness, ballet remains largely committed to a frail, wispy femininity and a princely but muscular and explosive masculinity—with the stringent, often punishing body-shape standards to match.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Stalky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stalky. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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