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Recent Examples of buttery
Melissa Clark, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
Say goodbye to chewy, too-buttery hunks of garlic bread.
—Kristina Kurek, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Slushy: An indulgent combination of creamy vanilla and rich caramel, exploding with juicy pineapple and buttery cake flavors.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 July 2025
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Adjective
The final pasta tasted nothing like its olive oily, garlicky predecessor, but was bright and tangy, warm and buttery in its own delicious way — a brand-new take on a dish with venerable old roots.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
Say goodbye to chewy, too-buttery hunks of garlic bread.
—Kristina Kurek, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
Noun
And crushed shortbread cookies offer a buttery crunch that balances the fluff's silkiness.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 July 2025
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Slushy: An indulgent combination of creamy vanilla and rich caramel, exploding with juicy pineapple and buttery cake flavors.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttery
Adjective
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There may even be science behind why milk goes so well with cookies—or any fatty, chocolatey dessert.—
Kelly Burch,
Verywell Health,
28 July 2025
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Myelin is a fatty substance that protects nerve cells, also known as neurons.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Your supermarket contains more products than the larders of the Ritz under Auguste Escoffier.—
Simon Boas
July 23,
Literary Hub,
23 July 2025
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Food rationing had begun on the first day, but by now, the dining car’s larder was nearly empty.—
Robert Klara,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Texture matters: Choose based on your skin type—gel for oily, cream for dry.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Sunscreen also becomes less effective in high temperatures, and the ingredients may separate and leak, causing an oily mess.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 July 2025
Noun
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At least 20 volunteers help each Wednesday to assemble pantry staples and fresh produce into boxes.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Unlike other trending drinks that require barista-level tools or fancy syrups, this one leans on pantry staples and a little creativity.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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An effective cleanser takes away that slick, greasy feeling, but won’t leave your skin feeling stripped of moisture.—
Jessica Kasparian,
SELF,
16 July 2025
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But the fear of getting greasy yellow butter topping on Krypto’s white felt makes this, to me, less functional as a popcorn bucket.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Once rich and chubby and depressed, Johnson is now, at forty-seven, rich and ripped and determined to live forever.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Vingroup—the flagship company of billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, Vietnam’s richest person—plans to invest around 374 trillion dong ($14 billion) to develop a port and logistics hub outside of Hanoi as the nation’s largest conglomerate steps up expansion plans.—
Yessar Rosendar,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As if the fleeting raindrops themselves were fat, lazy flies.—
Jennifer Leigh Parker,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Peabody closed Tuesday at $17.34, and the stock pays a dividend yield of 1.7% — fatter than the S & P 500 yield of 1.18%.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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“Buttery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttery. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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