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as in hairy
covered with or as if with hair
a big, shaggy dog kept trying to lick my face
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Recent Examples of shaggy
Ursus americanus shares many traits with the legendary Sasquatch, from their impressive size and shaggy coat to their ability to stand upright.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
With their shaggy throat feathers and long, hefty beaks, ravens are noticeably larger than crows, which have shorter, slimmer bills.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Over the weekend, Donald Trump offered America’s late-night TV hosts two irresistible jumping off points for bits: A hokey McDonald’s photo op and a shaggy dog story about the size of Arnold Palmer’s schlong.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
The low, two-hundred-year-old fishing hut in its shaggy grey wood: its heavy logs, notched and cross-jointed.
—Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
With their shaggy throat feathers and long, hefty beaks, ravens are noticeably larger than crows, which have shorter, slimmer bills.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Over the weekend, Donald Trump offered America’s late-night TV hosts two irresistible jumping off points for bits: A hokey McDonald’s photo op and a shaggy dog story about the size of Arnold Palmer’s schlong.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2024
The low, two-hundred-year-old fishing hut in its shaggy grey wood: its heavy logs, notched and cross-jointed.
—Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaggy
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Tarantulas Large, hairy and slow-moving, tarantulas might seem like a nightmare for arachnophobes.Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Oct. 2024
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Amy Adams finds herself in a hairy situation in the first trailer for Nightbitch.Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
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Carpenter responded, and then handed him a pair of fuzzy pink handcuffs.Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
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The singer then proceeded to give Hernández the fuzzy pink handcuffs.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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An all-star moisturizing ingredient lineup of panthenol, sunflower seed oil, hyaluronic acid, squalane, ceramides, and macadamia nut oil cocoon skin with the toner’s silky lotion-like formula to make skin feel as soft as a baby’s, Abelman says.Sarah Han, Allure, 30 Nov. 2024
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But the best part is how comfy the silky material feels against your skin due to the satin lining. Stretch Twill Cropped Pant Sailor pants meet super-soft breathability in the cropped pant.Michelle Mastro, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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Schrader’s recent work—shot rapidly, on low budgets—displays rough textures that run through the performances, the editing, the dialogue, and the sense of form.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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Deer damage is more likely to occur on younger trees, which are easier to reach and haven’t developed a thick, rough, protective bark yet.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Shaggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaggy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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