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cobwebby

[kob-web-ee] / ˈkɒbˌwɛb i /




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Indeed, I had blocked out most memories of that 2004 Fox reality train wreck until Carr’s documentary reached into my mind’s cobwebby attic and retrieved its cabinet of horrors.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026

The first two efforts, in Philadelphia and New Jersey, were flat and cobwebby following a 10-day layoff.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024

The same fabric spilled from a long black cutaway, seams visible and splitting; was transformed into an abstract bolero atop cobwebby black lace; and got spliced with zebra stripes, old damask and brocade.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

Tess Coady, 21, got a bronze in snowboard slopestyle, said she benefited from feeling “less cobwebby than yesterday,” said the medal meant “the world” and said, “This is insane.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2022

I discover two bedrooms, both under a thick layer of dust, one with a figure lying under a cobwebby shroud on the bed.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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