feathery
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The team found eight references to this thorny species, known as Vachellia leucophloea, which has feathery leaves, pale yellow bark, and white flowers.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026
After reaching for the stars in his first show for Chanel, new chief designer Matthieu Blazy took a feathery flight of fancy for his debut Haute Couture collection inspired by birds and nature on Tuesday.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
The song marked a turning point – something she illustrates by pairing the subject matter with a feathery, Kylie-esque dance beat.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
Even when Sinner tapped into his normally impenetrable return game, Alcaraz found more variety, mixing in feathery drop shots and flicking balls off his shoelaces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025
She recognized the tall spikes of yarrow and its dense clustered blossoms; around them twined the flopping stems of coreopsis, above a carved base of that plant’s mounded dark and feathery leaves.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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