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Recent Examples of twiggy
Soften the twiggy grapevine with sprigs of feathery broomcorn seed heads tucked between the garland stems.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twiggy
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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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Nat wore a slinky blue dress, which suited her willowy frame.—
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Behind him, were more stars: Adut Akech and the impossibly willowy Elizabeth Debicki.—
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Fed by a spring, the shallow and weedy water warmed to create a comfortable fish nursery.—
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Hand-weeding or applying appropriate herbicides when the weedy plants are young and immature will give you the best results.—
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The original model walked with a spidery cat-eye that would have been considered bold.—
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Pelargonium 'Graffiti White' is a heat-loving selection with spidery white flowers on a plant that grows 14 inches tall.—
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But his voice is still warm and reedy—a deviated septum helps give it that slight nasal edge—and the notes land precisely, if not predictably.—
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Then, there’s a creepy, reedy Charlie Plummer doing his best Caleb Landry Jones as Gary, #5, who goads other players into shedding down to their weakest points to eliminate them.—
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Riots of color, a horse or a human figure here or there, stringy webs of fabric.—
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Spaghetti Squash Cooked spaghetti squash has a stringy texture that resembles thin spaghetti noodles.—
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Spitting Image has delivered a typically waspish response after Deadline revealed this week that the show had been served with a lawsuit by the owners of Paddington Bear.—
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But what a response — a performance full of waspish pressing, muscular defending and precise, efficient counters.—
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Mars Power Wide-Leg Jeans Fully lean into the baggy trend with these high-rise, wide-leg jeans, which have a loose fit all the way through the legs.—
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Previous guidance urged Americans to prioritize lean protein.—
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“Twiggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twiggy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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