Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gristly
Adjective
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Their pads look deflated compared to the life rafts strapped to goalies today, the ones that make stringy 6-foot-4 bean poles look like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025 -
More specifically, fuzzballs and stringy supermazes have emerged as a way to solve a puzzle called the black hole information paradox.—
Clara Moskowitz,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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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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The intervertebral discs between the spinal vertebrae comprise a gel-like core, the nucleus pulposus (NP), encased by a tough, fibrous outer ring.—
Paul McClure
May 06,
New Atlas,
6 May 2025
Adjective
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Nathaniel Sullivan embodied a sinewy Jochanaan who is sorely tempted by Salome’s advances.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Moll has made the kind of sinewy procedural that makes your palms sweat.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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The leathery green leaves of wintergreen contrast well with its white flowers in summer, followed by bright red berries in fall.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Mar. 2025
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Pour Femme spotlights a lilac accord, while leathery, woody Pour Homme features juniper oil and orange flower absolute.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Gristly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gristly. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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