Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gristly
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 -
The long stringy hair on our local lady newscasters needs to improve.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Slightly heavier than some of its competition, the Genesis was able to use that weight to slice through fibrous carrots with low resistance.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 July 2025
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But if it over-ferments, durian tastes rotten, becomes too bitter and transforms into a fibrous, hard-to-eat mess.—
Tom Downey,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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The infected familiar from the original virus strain are now sinewy figures wandering the land, feral and naked, their clothes having disintegrated long ago.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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Walter, whose polyphonic sensibility first charmed me in Beautiful Ruins, has here made something salty, sinewy, and satisfying from fairly tough material.—
Emily Temple
May 27,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The flowers, which are shaped like a snapping turtle’s head, are held on erect stems flanked with leathery green leaves.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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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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“Gristly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gristly. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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