reedy

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Recent Examples of reedy Stanton’s arc includes cutting back to the prosecution of the Civil War and his relationship with Lincoln (Hamish Linklater, mostly unrecognizable while nailing the reedy voice), as on-air graphics grimly count down to the president’s fateful trip to Ford’s Theatre. Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 Trees climb over each other above thick knots of reedy grass, consuming what used to be levees and culverts. Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024 The reedy warble of his voice is a reminder of why he’s been an icon since teenhood. Pitchfork, 13 Dec. 2023 The sound was reedy and sparse, like somebody scraping a penny across a hair comb. Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for reedy 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reedy
Adjective
  • These fish also love weedy areas, which can be a challenge to fish with a plug that has two or three treble hooks hanging off the belly.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025
  • From the high point of the Walker Basin Trail, echoes of the area’s ranching history linger in bits of barbed wire, stock tanks and weedy livestock tracks.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Saba, wiry and yet to fill out, is set for a big AAU season in the spring after limited minutes as a freshman on junior varsity.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The place is filled with wiry fighters reeking of Tiger Balm and sweat.
    Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Michelle Troconis, the 49-year-old Venezuelan socialite who was convicted on Friday for conspiracy to commit murder, is tall, willowy, and as beautiful as a newscaster.
    Rich Cohen, airmail.news, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Kidman, who’s nearly six feet tall, impossibly willowy, and the precise shade of a scoop of vanilla ice cream, has never been an Everywoman.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Bidot's first photo sees her in a green bikini with a stringy top that cinches in the middle and high-leg bottoms.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • In a photo Estrada used to announce a reward for his capture, Wedding had long, stringy hair that seemed to be thinning, steely blue eyes, and a beard.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The original model walked with a spidery cat-eye that would have been considered bold.
    Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 2 Feb. 2025
  • With spidery legs and a chunky profile, the module, dubbed Spider, was all function, no form — the ideal machine to land on the moon.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2019
Adjective
  • The book brings to life characters such as the waspish U.S. Army general Joseph Stilwell and the eccentric U.S. ambassador Patrick Hurley.
    Richard Bernstein, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014
  • Among the waspish regulars of the Algonquin Round Table, Robert Benchley cut a relatively docile figure.
    New York Times, New York Times, 11 May 2022
Adjective
  • When Murdoch sold off the majority of its 21st Century Fox empire to Disney for $71 billion in 2019, the thesis behind that deal was that Fox would be better served as a leaner company.
    Tim Baysinger, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
  • McKnight observed that 40-year-old Harry otherwise looks tall, lean, fit and in his prime.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Truong makes a strong case for it and goes minimal with thin French tips and daisies peeking out on the corners of each nail for singer Ella Mai.
    Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2025
  • This draconian action will increase the workload and place new responsibilities on a workforce that is already stretched thin.
    Kathryn Krupnik, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2025

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“Reedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reedy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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