woody

variants or woodie

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Recent Examples of woody Meanwhile, separate the broccoli head from the stem and then slice or peel off the woody exterior from the stem. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025 Why do some chocolate bars exhibit complex flavor notes like floral, caramel, and gentle woody, while others taste harsh, bitter, and astringent? New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025 The organization is also working with ranchers to establish prescribed burn associations to manage the damaging plants and is organizing community cutting days to reduce woody encroachment further. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 Ornamental kale is planted both en masse, often with similarly colored ornamental cabbage, or as edging for a bed of tall woody perennials. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for woody
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woody
Noun
  • The 2025 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore's cabin screams sports car.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Issei Kato | Reuters Eight years ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promoted a next-generation Roadster, basing the name of the sports car on the company’s debut electric vehicle from 2008.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • German Fest includes wagon rides, live music, a fish fry, letters to Santa, a children's craft area, an appearance by Santa Claus and a Christmas Market.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • More innovatively, a Polish start-up is trialling electromagnetic propulsion for wagons, allowing each to be powered individually and reducing the need for mile-long, hard-to-stop freight trains, the BBC reported.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cadillac‘s Celestiq all-electric SUV is a statement-making car from the American luxury brand, a car that is intended to push the marque into the stratosphere of Rolls-Royce and Bentley.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The regulator is examining 142,600 units of the 2023-2024 Honda Pilot SUV for a possible malfunction in the rear seatbelt warning system, which may incorrectly alert drivers about passenger seatbelt usage.
    Nandan Mandayam, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Not in any explicit way—my father wasn’t the cranky, alcoholic ex-minor league baseball player who drove around Los Angeles with his pool cleaning equipment in the back of his Cadillac convertible played by Matthau.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • After the players strolled onto the field through an opening in center field, rapper Ice Cube, a huge Dodger fan, drove a vintage blue Chevy convertible containing the World Series trophy.
    Steve Futterman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The latter model was designed for the broader station wagon market back in the 1960s.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Then there are pictures of Rawson’s station wagon decorated for a high school event.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The camper just requires a one- or two-box vehicle with a hatchback or tailgate.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
  • More than 30 peaks are higher than 8,200 feet (the average height of the Swiss Alps), but the regional ski culture remains laid-back; Medig once found a woman running a ski rental business out of an old Yugo hatchback.
    Naomi Tomky, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Well, upon arriving in London after a short sporting visit in Scotland, Penner did not find the nearest town car to escort him to the city.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Fallon noted that a sense of entitlement ran through the entire organization — town cars were lined up around the block at the former Times Square office for anyone, including assistants, to use.
    Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Names from Delahaye to Bugatti to Mercedes to Buick all created two-door hardtops that would help define them as builders of high-end automobiles for years to come.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The two-seat Concept C features a retractable hardtop, ground-hugging bodywork, a long hood and short rear deck.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Woody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woody. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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