Recent Examples of Synonyms for thready
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With a rocker’s bleached-out shag, ropy arms vined with tattoos and jangly silver bracelets, and skintight jeans slashed by rips and rivets, Mr. Webb was a proudly resolute bearer of the punk-glam torch, even as the decades moved inexorably along.Penelope Green, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
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Nearly 2m Ukrainians have arrived since 2014, pushed by a ropy national economy and a war in the country’s east, and pulled by higher wages in Poland.The Economist, The Economist, 22 Feb. 2020
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In this case: a stringy slot corner who never had been credited for a sack in his college career.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Certain digestive disorders can lead to soft, stringy stool.Cristina Mutchler, Health, 8 Oct. 2024
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In the rare occurrence of distress, it might be caused by an intestinal blockage due to consuming the large, fibrous leaves.Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
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In 2024, all the best independent horror games are rooted in the original PlayStation’s fibrous, lo-fi textures and long-nosed polygons.Ashley Bardhan, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
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That finding has several important implications, particularly for confronting the knotty question of how people might overcome the tendency to submit to malevolent authority.Laura Niemi, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024
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There are many knotty problems to solve, ranging from secure custody at institutional scale, to securing regulatory clarity and acceptance.Sandy Carter, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
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