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also wooly
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as in hairy
covered with or as if with hair
still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it
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Recent Examples of woolly
Stone Age painters frequently included the woolly rhino in their work, including on cave paintings in France’s Chauvet–Pont d’Arc dating back about 30,000 years.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
In a first, researchers found a chunk of meat from a woolly rhinoceros — a creature similar in size to modern white rhinoceros, but with a shaggy coat of hair — preserved inside the stomach of one of the pups.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
And surprisingly, the woolly rhino’s genetics offer no indication of a declining population.
—Jeanne Timmons, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
This discovery shifts the blame for the woolly rhino’s demise away from prehistoric hunters.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
In a first, researchers found a chunk of meat from a woolly rhinoceros — a creature similar in size to modern white rhinoceros, but with a shaggy coat of hair — preserved inside the stomach of one of the pups.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
And surprisingly, the woolly rhino’s genetics offer no indication of a declining population.
—Jeanne Timmons, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
This discovery shifts the blame for the woolly rhino’s demise away from prehistoric hunters.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woolly
Adjective
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The shredded sleeves of her Ashi Studio gown, frayed edges of her Dilara Findikoglu dress, trompe-l’oeil of her Margiela, fabric twists of her Roberto Cavalli, and shaggy accents of her vintage John Galliano are key touch-points.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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The star kept her beauty minimal for the Sunday morning sunbathing, styling her blonde hair down with shaggy face-framing bangs grazing her cheekbones and partially obscuring her eyes.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Ideal for deshedding and extra hairy pets.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Why their way of being has created controversy Those who identify themselves as therians wear attire and accessories such as animal masks; gloves and socks in the shape of hairy paws with claws; collars and leashes.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And now that the alerts system has gone live, users receive a tiny, fuzzy image with some astronomical metadata of each observation that fits their criteria—all just a couple of minutes after Rubin captures the original image.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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One of her favorite specimens was the rain beetle, a fuzzy scarab-like insect that can't feed as an adult, relying solely on fat stores from its larval stages.—
Christine Mai-Duc,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Never before has Slot called on the silky-skilled teenager before the 70-minute mark in a Premier League game, and in only five of his nine outings has he been given more than 10 minutes of normal time to make a difference.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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This rich yet silky balm delivers up to 24 hours of hydration, instantly quenching dry, chapped lips and locking in moisture for lasting softness.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Woolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woolly. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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