Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gristly
Adjective
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White-rot fungi release aggressive enzymes that bust apart lignin to get at the other bits, leaving behind white, stringy wood that’s mostly cellulose.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025 -
One video of a customer dipping mozzarella sticks in sauce and eating the stringy cheese has more than 16 million views.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The resulting fibrous slurry is claimed to be much like the pulp used in paper-making.—
Ben Coxworth,
New Atlas,
28 Feb. 2025
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Eating more fibrous foods at the same time can also help boost your overall tolerance while of course providing all the digestive perks of the real deal.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The sprawling narrative spans three decades of post-war America, features a 15-minute intermission and excoriates the sinewy connections between creativity, exploitation and alienation.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2025
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No doubt Aston Martin hoped the shade, which adds a bit of metallic flake to the bright hue, would pop in photos—but to my eye, the brilliance actually results in many of the more sleek and sinewy details getting blown out.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The earliest figures, naked and missing limbs, some suffering gouges or pocked with what look like the holes of beetle larvae, bring to mind eerie tales of automata or the leathery agonies of bog bodies.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Apr. 2023
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Making her first appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, the up-and-comer chose a leathery dress made of dark maroon panels that left a cutout pattern along the side.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
25 Jan. 2023
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“Gristly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gristly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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