Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thistly
Adjective
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Tim Robinson, the former Saturday Night Live writer and performer who now co-stars with Paul Rudd in the prickly cringe comedy Friendship, is probably a genius.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
9 May 2025 -
That's far worse than his 7-point deficit in approval on handling immigration (as reported here), demonstrating that public sentiment is especially prickly when economic well-being is on the line.—
Ishai Melamede,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For the next hour or so, several of them will summit various routes along the cliff's steep, jagged face.—
Sean Clancy,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2025
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Grok 3: The wind howled through the jagged spires of the Frostfang Reaches, carrying a chill that bit deeper than any blade, and Ser Willem Cray felt its teeth in his bones.—
Kelsey Piper,
Vox,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The climate crisis is a big, thorny problem that demands nuance and thoughtful reflection.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The cases have raised thorny legal questions about jurisdiction as well as First Amendment rights to free speech, which extend to both citizens and noncitizens under the US Constitution.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Everything was soft to touch except the scratchy instrument binnacle.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Pavement’s early music was scratchy and eccentric, built on guitars that gnawed and eked their way through songs.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Thistly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thistly. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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