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Recent Examples of woody
While woody plants such as azaleas and other spring-blooming shrubs are best planted in the fall, early spring is still a good time to plant herbaceous perennials.
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Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 13 Apr. 2026
The plant grows into a woody shrub which, in my garden, after several decades of growth, is six feet tall and four feet wide.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
The rooms The 106 rooms were given an autumnal, woody touch with a period-appropriate color palette—dull green, bronze, chocolatey brown, ochre, dusty white and terracotta—that feels at once fresh and nostalgic.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Once established, the aggressive spread can disrupt local ecosystems and force out other plants, especially herbaceous and native woody plant species.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
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Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 13 Apr. 2026
The plant grows into a woody shrub which, in my garden, after several decades of growth, is six feet tall and four feet wide.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
The rooms The 106 rooms were given an autumnal, woody touch with a period-appropriate color palette—dull green, bronze, chocolatey brown, ochre, dusty white and terracotta—that feels at once fresh and nostalgic.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
Once established, the aggressive spread can disrupt local ecosystems and force out other plants, especially herbaceous and native woody plant species.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woody
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The vehicle is a callback to the very first Tesla, the 2008 Roadster, which was a compact, two-seater sports car resembling a Lotus Elise that is credited with helping to change the public's perception of electric vehicles.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
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Garretson also drove for Dick Barbour’s sports car-racing crew.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
16 Apr. 2026
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In an untitled work from 1995, a cluster of sturdy wagons sits at the edge of a frozen lake, a site where her family of peripatetic horse traders often camped.—
Ben Davis,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bessent hitched his wagon to Trump in 2023, using his reputation on Wall Street to rally support among business leaders for the returning president.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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His attackers were last seen fleeing in white KIA SUV.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The warning signs came long before a tractor-trailer skidded across the median of I-75 in Ohio and struck a pickup and an SUV on Christmas Eve morning in 2022, killing four members of the same family, one of whom was pregnant.—
Michael Kaplan,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The convertible, which had its roof down for the majority of the pursuit, appeared to have paper license plates.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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And while the nameplate continued until 1992 as a convertible, the coupe version ceased production in 1981.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Ford station wagon thought to belong to the family was found in 2024 by Archer Mayo, a diver who had been looking for it for several years.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Ford station wagon thought to belong to the family was found in 2024 by a diver who had been looking for it for several years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The battery tech will find its way onto a special version of the MG4 crossover hatchback.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
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In the video, three officers surround a black hatchback sedan, which was pulled over on the side of the road.—
Anna Bauman,
San Francisco Chronicle,
7 Apr. 2026
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Days unfold through a series of private visits, backed by a luxury town car for any spur-of-the-moment detours.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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Jerry eventually sent an assistant back in a town car to quietly retrieve the soup anyway.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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This hardtop gazebo has a spacious open layout, elegant sliding doors, and breathable mesh windows that block out the sun and keep you cool on hot days.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Apr. 2026
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General awareness of vehicle safety increased, and convertibles are undeniably less safe in rollover accidents than hardtops.—
Jason Fogelson,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Woody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woody. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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