as in shaggy
covered with or as if with hair
the vogue for brushy cheeks on men reached a whimsical apex in the 19th century when muttonchop whiskers came in fashion
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Recent Examples of brushy
In fact, there is only one effigy burn, because of the arid, brushy conditions.
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Alden Wicker, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
Best rut stand #5: A creek or shallow river crossing pocked with fresh tracks in brushy woods.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
This month, the Aldrich will also host a posthumous five-decade survey of Martha Diamond’s vibrant, brushy canvases.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
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Alden Wicker, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
Best rut stand #5: A creek or shallow river crossing pocked with fresh tracks in brushy woods.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
This month, the Aldrich will also host a posthumous five-decade survey of Martha Diamond’s vibrant, brushy canvases.
—Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2024
Examples of weird rut-hunting spots where bucks often corral does include brush piles, brushy fencerows, sinkholes, (generally) vacant woodlots, spots closer to human inhabitation, and more.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brushy
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Welles, a singer-songwriter with a shaggy, dirty-blond mane and a sandpapery voice, has risen to recent prominence posting videos to social media of himself alone in the woods near his home in northwest Arkansas, performing wryly funny, politically engaged folk songs.—
David Peisner,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Average retail prices range from $215 to $495 for the line, which includes vibrant jackets with circular-type sleeves, miniskirts and a shaggy wool coat.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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None of that hairy high school fake this, do what we're told.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Common winter annual lawn weeds include hairy bittercress, various chickweeds, purple deadnettle and its cousin henbit, and Veronica/speedwell.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2025
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Mattifying Primer $36 Sephora This Fenty primer has a transparent, silky texture that glides onto the skin and doesn’t leave a white cast—something that can’t be said about many other primers.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2025
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Squalane oil, glycerin and peptides reduce fine lines and improve skin texture while delivering silky hydration and boosting your nighttime skincare routine.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Brushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brushy. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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