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Recent Examples on the Web The most recent discovery prior to this one was uncovered in 2020, when a preserved woolly rhino emerged from muddy, thawing permafrost. Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024 The beginning of sheep in the West dates to the 1500s, when Spanish explorers first brought the woolly mammals to the Colorado Plateau. Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024 For instance, sticking a fragrant woolly bluecurls (Trichostema lanatum) next to a rose might feel like a pretty choice, but the rose needs far more water than the woolly bluecurls, which tolerates almost no summer water once it’s established. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024 However, roughly 10,000 years ago the woolly rhinoceros vanished. Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for woolly 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woolly
Adjective
  • With their shaggy throat feathers and long, hefty beaks, ravens are noticeably larger than crows, which have shorter, slimmer bills.
    Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Over the weekend, Donald Trump offered America’s late-night TV hosts two irresistible jumping off points for bits: A hokey McDonald’s photo op and a shaggy dog story about the size of Arnold Palmer’s schlong.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • That is because cats see guinea pigs as big hairy mice, which is their favorite prey.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • An extra-large and very hairy porch pirate was caught red-handed on Ring doorbell footage last week committing a pumpkin heist.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The crisp Sun Block possesses precise stripes of florals, and Busy Bee is an ode to the namesake fuzzy insects flitting between ripening blueberries.
    Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
  • This fuzzy version is a little more expensive than the standard Arizonas, but worth it given the super cozy footbed that feels akin to walking on a soft, plush carpet.
    Cai Cramer, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Many furred mammals have apocrine glands, including camels and donkeys, as well as chimpanzees.
    Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
Adjective
  • Industrial pain : The industrials are having a rough day.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
  • After a rough script is written, experts are consulted, beginning a lengthy fact-checking and simplification process, as the concept is squeezed into a nutshell.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

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“Woolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woolly. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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