as in plastic
capable of being easily molded or modeled
the children made little animals with the colorful, waxy modeling clay
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Recent Examples of waxy
Other times, a shapeless wilderness, a waxy moss at the root.
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Gioncarlo Valentine, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
But only one point of perspective on the property has actually seen all the waxy stories so often told today.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
In most versions the snow was sparse, decorative, filmic snow with giant, waxy flakes, its silence the silence of a soundstage.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
During a routine eye exam, the doctor may check for a waxy buildup of demodex eggs and waste around the base of the eyelashes.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
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Gioncarlo Valentine, The Atlantic, 15 June 2025
But only one point of perspective on the property has actually seen all the waxy stories so often told today.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 June 2025
In most versions the snow was sparse, decorative, filmic snow with giant, waxy flakes, its silence the silence of a soundstage.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
During a routine eye exam, the doctor may check for a waxy buildup of demodex eggs and waste around the base of the eyelashes.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for waxy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waxy
plastic
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Simon added countries need to agree on the language for a treaty, so the world can work together to finally end plastic pollution.—
Jamie Hailstone,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Each loaf was sold in a 12-ounce plastic bag marked with UPC 24126018152 on the bottom of the packaging.—
Isabel van Brugen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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“Waxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waxy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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