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Recent Examples of stringy
Their pads look deflated compared to the life rafts strapped to goalies today, the ones that make stringy 6-foot-4 bean poles look like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
After all, full and healthy hair ends (at any length) look far better than long, stringy, split strands.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
White-rot fungi release aggressive enzymes that bust apart lignin to get at the other bits, leaving behind white, stringy wood that’s mostly cellulose.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
One video of a customer dipping mozzarella sticks in sauce and eating the stringy cheese has more than 16 million views.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
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Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
After all, full and healthy hair ends (at any length) look far better than long, stringy, split strands.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
White-rot fungi release aggressive enzymes that bust apart lignin to get at the other bits, leaving behind white, stringy wood that’s mostly cellulose.
—Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
One video of a customer dipping mozzarella sticks in sauce and eating the stringy cheese has more than 16 million views.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stringy
fibrous
Adjective
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After removing a stalk, peel away the fibrous layers to reveal the inner white stalk or heart.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
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And, here’s a fun fact: Humans have been growing the flax plant for thousands of years for its seeds, oil, and fibers; your favorite linen shirts are actually made from its fibrous stems.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
29 May 2025
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“Stringy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stringy. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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