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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

This strategy tends to scratch at the cobwebby corners of triviagoers’ brains, inspiring fact recall for things people didn’t even realize they remembered.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2022

The idea was to protect the cork from mold or nibbling critters during the years a bottle was stored in a cobwebby cellar.

From Washington Post ● May 26, 2022

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

“You got a dusty cobwebby attic up there?”

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech


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