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resembling an onion

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Usage examples (27)
  • I always think that Caius will be like Aro, old with onion-like skin.
  • I think this book is a little onion-like... you end up having to peel away layers to get at the goods.
  • A star named Cassiopeia A blew up in such a tidy manner that it retained much of its original onion-like layering. (w/pic)
  • And his great story telling ability becomes more obvious as you read the books and the deeper and deeper layers of the onion-like true history of the Paratwa is revealed.
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