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Recent Examples of wiry
On Fox News, Essayli, sporting a blue FBI windbreaker, hyped the arrest of Orellana, a quiet, wiry man with a long mane of coal-black hair.
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A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
The Sponge Cleaning Mistake That Can Ruin Appliances Using the abrasive side of a sponge—or the side of the sponge that's more coarse, wiry, and often a different color than the soft side—can cause damage to an appliance.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
At 5-foot-11 and 155 pounds, Kozak is lean and wiry but generates tremendous bat speed.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Rahim lost about 40 pounds to play Amin, every inch of his emaciated, wiry frame consumed with getting its next fix.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2026
The Sponge Cleaning Mistake That Can Ruin Appliances Using the abrasive side of a sponge—or the side of the sponge that's more coarse, wiry, and often a different color than the soft side—can cause damage to an appliance.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
At 5-foot-11 and 155 pounds, Kozak is lean and wiry but generates tremendous bat speed.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Rahim lost about 40 pounds to play Amin, every inch of his emaciated, wiry frame consumed with getting its next fix.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiry
Adjective
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The photos of Allen restrained on the floor of the Hilton show an unusually scrawny man, his shoulder blades visible through the skin.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2026
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All along the road, trees raised their scrawny hands, white-knuckled against the brittle sky.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Theron, meanwhile, hurls herself into the sinewy action sequences that have increasingly been her home turf over the past two decades, flinging herself down hills and into rivers and navigating some precarious rock-climbing terrain.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2026
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That brisk storytelling economy is a good fit for Theron’s own terse, sinewy performance style.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Mitsouko softened Chypre’s rawboned extremes, imparting a creamy peach glow to the whole.—
Noy Thrupkaew,
Washington Post,
21 Apr. 2021
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Kirschling, a rawboned young man from Wisconsin, had written a master’s thesis at Columbia about long-term productivity decline in New York City’s mass transit.—
William Finnegan,
The New Yorker,
2 July 2018
Adjective
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All room categories are thoughtfully laid out and comfortable, with velvet armchairs or angular sofas in larger rooms; all come with Typology bath amenities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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Symptoms include angular red, purple, or brown lesions on the upper surfaces of leaves, often between veins, with whitish fungal growth on the undersides.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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The airline has filed for bankruptcy twice since 2024, seeking to emerge as a leaner, more competitive operation.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
2 May 2026
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Plant in a lean potting medium with good drainage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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For a speedy dinner chock-full of slender haricot verts, make this Gochujang Chicken Stir-Fry.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jackson DeCosta, a tall and slender teenager with a metabolism faster than Lamar Jackson’s 40 time, had no such worries during a long Saturday in the draft room, according to his father.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With their colorful petals and tall, skinny stems, coneflowers are an iconic perennial bloom native throughout the United States.—
Blythe Copeland,
Martha Stewart,
5 May 2026
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Beneath her skinny brows, a silver highlighter delicately lined them.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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There have also been suggestions that a dwarf planet called Makemake, which is slightly smaller than Pluto, could have a very thin atmosphere, though some scientists are skeptical.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around a tiny celestial body in the outer solar system for the first time — an object previously thought to be too small to support the presence of an atmosphere.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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“Wiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiry. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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