as in plastic
capable of being easily molded or modeled
the children made little animals with the colorful, waxy modeling clay
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Recent Examples of waxy
Previous research has shown that people with Parkinson’s have increased amounts of sebum — an oily, waxy substance with a distinctively musky odor — on the skin.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
The surgery is often needed to relieve symptoms of coronary artery disease, which occurs when plaque — a waxy substance primarily consisting of cholesterol, fat, calcium, and cellular waste products — builds up in the heart and associated arteries, according to Harvard Health.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Her camel coat appeared waxy and poorly tailored — something, commenters pointed out, went against everything the fashion titan stood for.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
As broadleaf evergreens, rhododendrons have developed a waxy coat on their leaves to help prevent water loss.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2025
The surgery is often needed to relieve symptoms of coronary artery disease, which occurs when plaque — a waxy substance primarily consisting of cholesterol, fat, calcium, and cellular waste products — builds up in the heart and associated arteries, according to Harvard Health.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 17 July 2025
Her camel coat appeared waxy and poorly tailored — something, commenters pointed out, went against everything the fashion titan stood for.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 18 June 2025
As broadleaf evergreens, rhododendrons have developed a waxy coat on their leaves to help prevent water loss.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for waxy
plastic
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An in-person visit with the singer was leaked on social media in January 2024 where the pair shared an intimate moment through a plastic divider.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Each cell had two toilets and two small tanks of water, for washing and drinking; each man was given a plastic cup and a quarter of a bar of soap.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Waxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waxy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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