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Adjective
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Nat wore a slinky blue dress, which suited her willowy frame.—
James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Behind him, were more stars: Adut Akech and the impossibly willowy Elizabeth Debicki.—
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Doing so will protect your trim, paint, and even nearby drywall from mold growth and moisture damage.—
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Work With the Home's Architecture Whether your home features curved archways, trim, or no trim, finding ways to soften the environment's natural architecture is another way Capra says makes a home feel warmer through design.—
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In a new trailer for The Death of Robin Hood released on January 6, Jackman swaps out his clean-shaven ethos for a rugged silver fox transformation, complete with a long grizzled beard and wiry gray hair.—
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Kiyan is a wiry, 6-5, 185-pound guard who prefers more of a finesse game.—
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Fish populations have thinned; alligators have become scrawny.—
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The casting notices are for a mother, an old woman, a scrawny old man and a 9-year-old girl.—
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“Sylphlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sylphlike. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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