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fleshy

[flesh-ee] / ˈflɛʃ i /


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Wright adopted Caravaggio’s lead white ground and midbrown overlay, as well as his flushed cheeks, pale necks and fleshy pink velvets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Unlike the forefoot, which makes contact with the ground only through its hooves, the hind feet also included a fleshy heel pad behind the hooves.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2025

Then one day, as I sat down, the seat broke, and my fleshy cheek seemed to have plunged into the abyss.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

But look a bit closer, reading between the gobs of fleshy, rust-colored tail juice, and you’ll find that Ylfa’s exhilaration communicates much more than one person’s epicurean eccentricities.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

On a platter were the remains of a large fish, its fleshy head still connected to bones swimming upstream in vain escape.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan




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