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At 60, Azaria is impressively wiry, with Eighties-Bruce-worthy biceps lurking under his black V-neck tee.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2024
The sunlight streams in like languid honey, drenches Carolla, who stands in it, her wiry hair ablaze, not surprised to see him.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
That education began with the Pygmalion-esque makeover given to the show’s aspiring superstars: Idol immediately traded in his nerdy aesthetic — wiry glasses and jean jackets with the collar popped — for a generic rock look, sleeveless vests with leather cuff bracelets.
—Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
Whether with Haydn, Bartok or Schoenberg, the quartet’s thin, wiry tone did not take well to amplification, a tone in great contrast to the gutsy Mahlers or beguiling Uchida.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2024
The sunlight streams in like languid honey, drenches Carolla, who stands in it, her wiry hair ablaze, not surprised to see him.
—Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
That education began with the Pygmalion-esque makeover given to the show’s aspiring superstars: Idol immediately traded in his nerdy aesthetic — wiry glasses and jean jackets with the collar popped — for a generic rock look, sleeveless vests with leather cuff bracelets.
—Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
Whether with Haydn, Bartok or Schoenberg, the quartet’s thin, wiry tone did not take well to amplification, a tone in great contrast to the gutsy Mahlers or beguiling Uchida.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
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“Wiry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiry. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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