Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hairlike
Adjective
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The green leaves are splotched with white and bumpy on the upper side, and the stems are hairy, which deters deer.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
6 July 2025 -
Small, hairy hominids emerge — but the twist is that Superman must protect these Mole Men from the prairie mob who want to shoot the outsiders on sight.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Related article Scientists created a ‘woolly mouse’ with mammoth traits.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
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Though a woolly rhinoceros would be rather large prey for wolves to hunt, the piece of woolly rhino skin in one pup’s stomach is proof of the canids’ diet.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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The Saja Boys are memorable creations of their own, an over-the-top collection of shaggy haircuts, dewy faces, and bright streetwear that instantly invokes the heartthrobs of BTS or Stray Kids.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
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The researchers found that climate shifts that underwrote the spread of grasslands allowed big sloths to arise, the shaggy mammals then altering those habitats to maintain open spaces best suited to big bodies capable of moving long distances.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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One of Yakovenko’s managers showed me a fuzzy black-and-white video, taken in April, of a night operation behind enemy lines.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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But Lavigne recalled that this grandmother wasn’t exactly warm and fuzzy.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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In the center of all those pointy twigs will be a cup shape of soft and downy materials that will cradle the eggs and the new babies.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Two tall sandhill crane parents strutted through the marsh, their downy red colt toddling behind them.—
Anne Readel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Here are the most surprising and sweet things to know about the furry scene stealer.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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Watermelon is the perfect summer snack for your furry friend.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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“Hairlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairlike. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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