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Recent Examples of wiry
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren S 3 Toledo A rangy, wiry safety with impressive speed who may see NFL reps as a rookie.
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 7 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
Murphy shed weight to become the wiry, brilliant theoretical physicist tormented by his own creation, the atomic bomb.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
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Dane Brugler, New York Times, 7 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
Murphy shed weight to become the wiry, brilliant theoretical physicist tormented by his own creation, the atomic bomb.
—Seth Doane, CBS News, 15 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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This model was introduced in 2017 as a softer, more rounded alternative to angular Octo (The original features 110 facets, while the Roma showcases 58).—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Kafka Brasserie, where breakfast is served, isn’t named after the author of Metamorphosis but Czech artist Cestmire Kafka, whose angular wooden sculptures adorn the ceiling.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Dave Grohl faces the backlash with the leanest, meanest Foo Fighters album in 30 years.—
Stuart Berman,
Pitchfork,
25 Apr. 2026
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This could be more vegetables and more lean protein.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 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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Originally introduced in 2012, the concept was a bestseller between 2014 and 2019 while skinny jeans were still on trend.—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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And skinny labeling, which amounts to a carve-out tactic, is one way that Congress attempted to foster more competition and benefit consumers.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These thin stainless steel cake testers are not only cheap to replace but also widely available.—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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That, along with the March trade that sent Sam Carrick to the Buffalo Sabres, would leave them painfully thin down the middle, with little center help coming up through the system.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Wiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiry. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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