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icy, granular snow makes for terrible skiing—if you can, ski on light, powdery snow
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None of these would form the loose, granular snow conditions that compress under skis on Earth and Pluto's gravity only makes things worse.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
For Gavin, the heaviness in the world can often feel at odds with more granular personal struggles.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
Solid/granular synthetics come in a variety of products.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Crews worked in rotating 12-hour shifts to continue applying salt, brine and granular materials like sand.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
For Gavin, the heaviness in the world can often feel at odds with more granular personal struggles.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
Solid/granular synthetics come in a variety of products.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Crews worked in rotating 12-hour shifts to continue applying salt, brine and granular materials like sand.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Granular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granular. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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granular
adjective
gran·u·lar
ˈgran-yə-lər 
1
: consisting of grains
2
: having a grainy structure, feel, or appearance
Medical Definition
granular
adjective
gran·u·lar
ˈgran-yə-lər
1
a
: consisting of or containing granules : having a grainy texture
b
: having granules with an affinity for specific biological stains
granular cytoplasm
2
: having or marked by granulations
granular tissue
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