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Recent Examples of twiggy
Focus on removing crossing, touching, weak, or misshapen branches that grow upwards or downwards into other layers, and remove twiggy, spindly growth down the trunk.
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Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
Soften the twiggy grapevine with sprigs of feathery broomcorn seed heads tucked between the garland stems.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 18 Jan. 2026
Soften the twiggy grapevine with sprigs of feathery broomcorn seed heads tucked between the garland stems.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiggy
Adjective
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In the summer, spider plants produce small white flowers and rafts of baby spider plants on long, wiry stalks that trail from the plant.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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In a new trailer for The Death of Robin Hood released on January 6, Jackman swaps out his clean-shaven ethos for a rugged silver fox transformation, complete with a long grizzled beard and wiry gray hair.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Nat wore a slinky blue dress, which suited her willowy frame.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Behind him, were more stars: Adut Akech and the impossibly willowy Elizabeth Debicki.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There is a biological difference between a weedy plant and an invasive plant.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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The attraction is adding a space for weedy sea dragons, Pye said.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The original model walked with a spidery cat-eye that would have been considered bold.—
Leah Prinzivalli,
Allure,
2 Feb. 2025
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Pelargonium 'Graffiti White' is a heat-loving selection with spidery white flowers on a plant that grows 14 inches tall.—
Viveka Neveln,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Dec. 2022
Adjective
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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
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But his voice is still warm and reedy—a deviated septum helps give it that slight nasal edge—and the notes land precisely, if not predictably.—
Alex Abramovich,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Riots of color, a horse or a human figure here or there, stringy webs of fabric.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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
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Think fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans and lean proteins.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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And by staying lean and focused, Hamid is betting on predictability and quality control.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Twiggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiggy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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