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Recent Examples of fibrous
The fibrous skin of the pod is ground and turned into a pasta-like product or a bread flour.
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Steven Savage, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
After removing a stalk, peel away the fibrous layers to reveal the inner white stalk or heart.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
And, here’s a fun fact: Humans have been growing the flax plant for thousands of years for its seeds, oil, and fibers; your favorite linen shirts are actually made from its fibrous stems.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Without dystrophin, muscles in various parts of the body — such as the legs, arms and heart — get replaced with fibrous tissue.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Steven Savage, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
After removing a stalk, peel away the fibrous layers to reveal the inner white stalk or heart.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
And, here’s a fun fact: Humans have been growing the flax plant for thousands of years for its seeds, oil, and fibers; your favorite linen shirts are actually made from its fibrous stems.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 29 May 2025
Without dystrophin, muscles in various parts of the body — such as the legs, arms and heart — get replaced with fibrous tissue.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for fibrous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fibrous
stringy
Adjective
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These may resemble stringy algae or kelp plants that attach to rocks and other objects within the spring.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
4 July 2025
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The long stringy hair on our local lady newscasters needs to improve.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 July 2025
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“Fibrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fibrous. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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