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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
The woolly mice gestated fast, popping out into the world after a pregnancy of 20 days.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
On Tuesday, Colossal announced that its scientists have simultaneously edited seven genes in mice embryos to create mice with long, thick, woolly hair.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
All of them successfully expressed the gold, woolly hair of the mammoth as well as its accelerated lipid metabolism.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
These included long, woolly hair and a way of metabolizing fat that helped the animals survive well in the cold.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
On Tuesday, Colossal announced that its scientists have simultaneously edited seven genes in mice embryos to create mice with long, thick, woolly hair.
—CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
All of them successfully expressed the gold, woolly hair of the mammoth as well as its accelerated lipid metabolism.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
These included long, woolly hair and a way of metabolizing fat that helped the animals survive well in the cold.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woolly
Adjective
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There’s also a great romantic sub-plot involving Andy torn between two dudes, the shaggy, non-industry, great grill-cheesemaking Nate (Entourage‘s Adrian Grenier) and a fellow fashion industry colleague Christian Thompson played by Simon Baker.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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The boy, whose head is full of shaggy black hair, is the youngest in his household of six.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The green leaves are splotched with white and bumpy on the upper side, and the stems are hairy, which deters deer.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025
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Small, hairy hominids emerge — but the twist is that Superman must protect these Mole Men from the prairie mob who want to shoot the outsiders on sight.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement The messages between their fuzzy bodies and their brains don’t go through any filtering system.—
Mari Andrew,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Sure, hygge has been overused a bit in the last few years (candles, fuzzy socks, etc.), but the real idea behind it is simple: comfort and connection.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Hares are also born fully furred and with their eyes open, a trait called precocial, whereas rabbits are born hairless, blind, and vulnerable, needing more parental care in the early stages of life.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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But the felt’s furred obscurity conjured novel mysteries.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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Ransom Canyon star Josh Duhamel didn’t have a rough time getting to know the set of his new film Off the Grid because the actor lives off the grid in real-life.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Avoid scrubbing the microwave’s interior with rough materials like steel wool or abrasive sponges.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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“Woolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woolly. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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