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Recent Examples of willowy 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 Her modeling roots are clear, her willowy limbs and striking cheekbones elevating her simple outfit of a shabby cashmere sweater and flowing skirt. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024 Her character, Priya, drawn with a willowy figure and bedroom eyes, is the mother of a new kid in town. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2024 Fashion’s Latest Muses: An industry long known for revering willowy bodies is taking a new interest in muscle with female bodybuilders as models. Objects That Inspire: Simone Bellotti, the creative director of Bally, shares his influences including club DJs, fishing apparel and ceremonial masks. Monica Khemsurov, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for willowy 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for willowy
Adjective
  • Traditional curbside recycling systems cannot process most beauty packaging due to design, which is often too small, too flexible or made of too many different material types.
    Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Programs such as the Military Spouse Preference program and the Military Spouse Employment Partnership could offer pathways to secure employment with remote or flexible options.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In some cases, products that have plastic enclosures coated with flame retardants may be able to achieve similar fire ratings by replacing the plastic with less flammable metal.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The silicone base is reinforced with a metal frame, which helps prevent spills and provide a smooth transition from the counter to the freezer, while a plastic lid ensures your food stays fresh.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This floppy straw topper is totally foldable and packable — an essential feature for traveling with such a broad-brimmed hat.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Remy has mostly black fur with brown patches all over, and large floppy ears to match.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • During subsequent decades, the Soviets and its pliant regime were defeated, the country was racked by civil war, and various Islamist groups became ascendant, including the Mujahedin, Taliban, al-Qaeda, and Isis-Khorasan.
    Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Notably, Assad was pliant to the ayatollahs’ Iran, the theocratic state bent on reshaping the region in the name of Shi’ite jihad.
    Bassem Eid, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 Feb. 2025.

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