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
See All Example Sentences for willowy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for willowy
Adjective
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Everything has to be centred on them, perhaps with a flexible back three with three attacking midfielders: Havertz as a false nine, Musiala half left, Wirtz half right.—
Philipp Lahm,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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This strategy is designed to capture recurring income through flexible consumption models that effortlessly connect on-premises with cloud environments.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Yeti Yonder Water Bottle Yeti loyalists, rejoice: The renowned cooler and insulated water bottle brand also has a plastic, freezeable option.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2025
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Use a sharp garden trowel and dispose of the plants in a plastic bag.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
11 June 2025
Adjective
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Dress up with accessories or don your favorite floppy sun hat for that ultimate untouched-by-the-heat style.—
Nicole Pyles,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 June 2025
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Johnson went for a neutral ensemble Wednesday, wearing a floppy sun hat, boho-style top and wide-leg pants in shades of tan and cream.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
5 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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