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Recent Examples of woody
With woody astringency and perky fruit flavors, the signature 80 percent chocolate pairs with bold red wines and dark beers.
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Rebecca L. Rhoades, Saveur, 20 Aug. 2025
But as the days shorten and those woody plants start to do what their herbaceous perennial brethren do, mobilize resources and send them south, gardeners can use that system to their advantage.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Fennell explained that grapevine canes, the woody stems that support grape clusters, are an abundant, cellulose-rich material, and are available in the large quantities each year after harvest.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
According to Stegemann, the strong, woody amber base creates an aroma that takes us back to the primal fire, which brings a deep, ancestral comfort.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 8 Aug. 2025
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Rebecca L. Rhoades, Saveur, 20 Aug. 2025
But as the days shorten and those woody plants start to do what their herbaceous perennial brethren do, mobilize resources and send them south, gardeners can use that system to their advantage.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Fennell explained that grapevine canes, the woody stems that support grape clusters, are an abundant, cellulose-rich material, and are available in the large quantities each year after harvest.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025
According to Stegemann, the strong, woody amber base creates an aroma that takes us back to the primal fire, which brings a deep, ancestral comfort.
—Venus Wong, Refinery29, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woody
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Ferrari Given his name, Adam Driver was seemingly predestined to play the man behind the world's most prestigious sports car.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Porsche brand logo as lettering can be seen on the rear of a vehicle from the sports car manufacturer Porsche in Munich (Bavaria) on April 6, 2025.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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But by mid-2020, the commissioner appeared to have fallen off the wagon, according to political insiders around him.—
Joey Flechas,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Twenty years later, Volvo revived the V90 wagon for 2017 as a companion to the 2017 Volvo S90 flagship sedan.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lucid Motors As luxury electric vehicle company Lucid Motors prepares to launch its Gravity SUV in Europe, interim CEO Marc Winterhoff is bracing for a fast-approaching deadline in the United States and laying out his strategy for dealing with its after-effects.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The recall by Chrysler, issued on Thursday, includes 2022 to 2026 plug-in hybrid electric models of the SUV — affecting 91,787 vehicles.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
7 Sep. 2025
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Click here for more photos of this 1982 Triumph TR7 convertible.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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The couple hard-launched their relationship when Swift famously attended a Kansas City Chiefs home game in September before riding off with the tight end in a convertible.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
26 Aug. 2025
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This includes passenger cars, vans, motorcycles, station wagons, SUVs, pick-up trucks and school buses.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
24 July 2025
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The original class of 30 physically disabled students — mostly with cerebral palsy — arrived on the campus, then on 33rd Street next to Anne Darling Elementary School, in a special bus and the school’s station wagon.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Also, the hatchback design provides more than 20 cubic feet of car space.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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When Nissan first introduced the LEAF in 2011, many saw it as a fairly straightforward, compact hatchback aimed at early electric vehicle (EV) adopters.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Aug. 2025
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During the finale, Carrie received a phone call from Samantha, who was seen in the backseat of a town car.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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This little town car is a version of the BYD Seagull which sells for less than $10,000 in China.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The electrically retractable hardtop folds away beneath the roof at the press of a button, and there's no rear windshield to interrupt the monolithic shape of the vehicle.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
3 Sep. 2025
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The early 4Runners had a removable fiberglass hardtop cover over the rear cargo area, which was the defining characteristic of the first generation of SUV’s.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Woody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woody. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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