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as in hairy
covered with or as if with hair
still had a water bed and a woolly coverlet on top of it
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Recent Examples of woolly
Some believe the 13 segments or bands of the woolly worm represent the 13 weeks of winter.
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Neandertal numbers also took a hit as their larger prey—woolly mammoths, bison and woolly rhinoceros—dwindled during the Ice Ages.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
Lorenzen and her team used simulations based on the fossil record of woolly rhinos, paleoclimate information (such as temperature and rainfall), and the presence of humans to model interactions of the climate, humans, and the woolly rhinoceros across time and space.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024
What stands out the most in the new research is an anatomical feature suggested by the woolly rhino’s bone structure but never seen before: a fatty hump on the back of the juvenile Abyisky woolly rhino.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
Neandertal numbers also took a hit as their larger prey—woolly mammoths, bison and woolly rhinoceros—dwindled during the Ice Ages.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2024
Lorenzen and her team used simulations based on the fossil record of woolly rhinos, paleoclimate information (such as temperature and rainfall), and the presence of humans to model interactions of the climate, humans, and the woolly rhinoceros across time and space.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024
What stands out the most in the new research is an anatomical feature suggested by the woolly rhino’s bone structure but never seen before: a fatty hump on the back of the juvenile Abyisky woolly rhino.
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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The 28-year-old actor appeared on the Dec. 12 episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with his latest look, a thin mustache and his normally long curly hair trimmed in a shorter, shaggy crop.Hedy Phillips, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Take a cue from the Olsen handbook and look for shaggy details, longline shapes, and reversible designs.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
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The TikTok trends that coined wacky new terms, the brand scandals that got everyone checking their lot numbers, the most memorable celebrity makeup moments—this is your final exam on 2024’s hairiest, happiest, and most helpful beauty stories.Marci Robin, Allure, 19 Dec. 2024
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In a heartbreaking moment, Driggs lifts his hairy little arms up to his human, beseeching him to take him back.Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2024
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Or, if lucky and less stressed, then—apropos of the season—are reveling in the falling snow outside amidst fuzzy socks and a roaring fire.Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Still feeling the warm and fuzzy vibes from that Golden Bachelorette finale?Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Dec. 2024
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The ladybug begins life as a spiky black crawler; the garden tiger moth starts out life as an extravagantly furred caterpillar.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2023
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Many furred mammals have apocrine glands, including camels and donkeys, as well as chimpanzees.Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
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For key factors, such as tenure and years of experience, companies frequently rely on rough estimates from HR.Lyssa Hansard, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The most common model in the United States was the highly successful iTunes Store, which allowed listeners to purchase both albums and single tracks, abiding by a rough dollar-per-song value inherited from the age of LPs and CDs.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Woolly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woolly. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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