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Recent Examples of woody
Summer flowering woody plants (crepe myrtle, beautyberry, glossy abelia, nandina) should be pruned before spring growth begins.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Its woody, salty, and sea-watery notes are as calming as the sound of ocean waves crashing ashore, but give the wearer a still-water type of serenity.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
The researchers observed that woody vegetation started to recover most strongly in places where elk had once lingered comfortably for long periods, especially near streams and valley bottoms.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
For many woody shrubs, late winter into early spring is a great time to prune, says Anna Ohler, owner of Bright Lane Gardens—unless that shrub blooms in the spring.
—Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 19 May 2026
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Its woody, salty, and sea-watery notes are as calming as the sound of ocean waves crashing ashore, but give the wearer a still-water type of serenity.
—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
The researchers observed that woody vegetation started to recover most strongly in places where elk had once lingered comfortably for long periods, especially near streams and valley bottoms.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
For many woody shrubs, late winter into early spring is a great time to prune, says Anna Ohler, owner of Bright Lane Gardens—unless that shrub blooms in the spring.
—Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 19 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woody
Noun
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The sports car has been available as a hybrid for two years now, but that’s as far as the company plans to go.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 June 2026
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With precise steering, predictable handling, and an available slick-shifting six-speed manual transmission, this Miata is a textbook topless sports car.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Some of the galaxy's most spectacular stellar nurseries resemble giant cosmic wagon wheels, with spoke-like structures that scientists say were sculpted by shockwaves from stellar explosions and powerful stellar winds.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Toast, a goldendoodle, napped in a wagon pulled by her owner Laura Jaworski.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
Noun
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Kia's midsize hybrid SUV earns 37 mpg in the city and 36 mpg on the highway.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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Production hit a lull last year as Toyota stopped building the fifth generation of the compact SUV and started making the sixth.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
8 June 2026
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This laptop is a big-screen convertible with a 16-inch UHD+ (3,400-by-2,400-pixel) tandem OLED display with more than 1,000 nits of peak brightness (likely for HDR content only), 100% DCI-P3 color coverage, and a variable refresh rate of up to 120Hz.—
Joe Osborne,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Mayor Sam Cunningham, who rode in a convertible near the front of the parade, said the city, which was built by people from a variety of communities, has a tradition of welcoming all comers.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2026
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Yes, the engine remained a 12-cylinder mounted up front, but to improve space and practicality, Ferrari ditched the coupe body for a shooting brake—a three-door station wagon.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
28 May 2026
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Before the interstates, before the road trip became a rite of passage, before the family station wagon became a cultural institution, Americans and cars belonged together.—
Gil West,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
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Axial flux motors The four-door hatchback will launch in two variants, as usual a 55 and a 63.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 May 2026
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Chevy's affordable electric hatchback starts at just $27,600 and has amassed a large following before its initial discontinuation.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The app, called Cherry, lasted only a year, but Sacks did better with another early-stage investment in a company that sent a town car to pick you up.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
4 May 2026
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EVs would make ideal little town cars, catering for maybe 90% of driving needs.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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Unlike traditional rigid solar panels that are mounted atop aluminum frames, the new ultra-thin nano-composite solar skin is bonded directly into the yacht’s hardtop during the moulding stage of construction.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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This is the first hardtop road car in a heritage that goes back to 1962.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 June 2026
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“Woody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woody. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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