as in flexible
able to bend easily without breaking
the rattan's stems are split into willowy staves that are woven together to produce exquisite baskets
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Recent Examples of willowy
Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
But in this room, influencers clamor for a picture with the willowy redhead.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
The willowy model kept at it after marrying and having two children.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Joan Vassos — willowy, blonde, and 61 years young — is surrounded by 12 senior men who are getting ready to show some skin.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
But in this room, influencers clamor for a picture with the willowy redhead.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
The willowy model kept at it after marrying and having two children.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
Joan Vassos — willowy, blonde, and 61 years young — is surrounded by 12 senior men who are getting ready to show some skin.
—EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for willowy
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The real winners are those who combine strategy with smart systems, focus on value, and stay flexible as technology and markets change and evolve.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Helping ease the housing shortage by increasing the supply of small, relatively affordable homes within established neighborhoods, ADUs help slow the rise in housing prices and provide flexible living arrangements for changing family needs.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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The bash was aimed at reducing the huge amount of plastic garbage in the oceans.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
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Fitting plastic parts, like the phone’s back cover, tended to be done by hand.—
Verne Kopytoff,
Fortune,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Paper strips and floppy discs — technology still used by controllers today — have become a talking point on Capitol Hill.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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Pair it with oversized sunglasses and a floppy straw hat for a classic beach-ready outfit.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Japan hasn’t been as pliant as Trump seemed to expect.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Letz is a physically and emotionally pliant but also a verbose actor of great versatility, able to play a standard Second City dad and Chicag’ow type, but also a neurotic (lots of call for that in this show) and a dweeb and, well, whatever gets thrown his way.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Two ultra-limber actors — Hassiem Muhammad and Ryan Sellers — in garish body makeup (and dance shoes) merge limbs and psyches for an electric demonstration of poetry in motion.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
26 Jan. 2023
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For thousands of years, people have turned to yoga to feel more limber, release stress and rejuvenate their overall physical and mental health.—
Forrest Brown,
CNN,
21 June 2022
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“Willowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/willowy. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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