variants also wooly

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Recent Examples of woolly These static, profile views often depict male and female elk, sometimes with calves, and occasionally alongside other Ice Age fauna such as mammoths, woolly rhinos, and ostriches. Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 July 2025 Elsewhere in the world lived terror birds taller than an adult human, wombats the size of cars, woolly rhinos, a variety of elephants with unusual tusks and other creatures. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025 Though a woolly rhinoceros would be rather large prey for wolves to hunt, the piece of woolly rhino skin in one pup’s stomach is proof of the canids’ diet. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 June 2025 Changes to other genes related to the development and structure of hair follicles also gave it a woolly hair texture, wavy coat and curled whiskers. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for woolly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for woolly
Adjective
  • Sienna Miller has been spotted rocking long boho blonde mermaid waves, while Suki Waterhouse has tried it out on her signature shaggy layers and bangs.
    Jeanne Ballion, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Nighy was even anxious seeing himself in character with a shaggy mane and an unusually long beard reflected back to his eyes on the & Sons set.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Flowers of the Cristata group look like hairy brains.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The heist and rescue – followed by a zookeeper’s lesson about the hairy, multilegged creatures – gave me a new respect for the spiders and the keepers at the Cincinnati Zoo and a fascinating story to share with our readers.
    Terry DeMio, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Nest Cam 2-pack works indoors or outdoors, runs on batteries, and actually shows super clear HD footage instead of just fuzzy blobs.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That can translate into a workplace where expectations are fuzzy and leadership lacks direction.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • But the felt’s furred obscurity conjured novel mysteries.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Adjective
  • After their rough start to SEC play, the Razorbacks finished with an 8-10 conference record, good enough to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
    Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Despite its rough appearance, the system helped operators better judge distance and handle tasks more precisely.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Woolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woolly. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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