as in energy
active strength of body or mind
a middle-aged woman who has retained the starch of youth
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Recent Examples of starch
The new coating, meant to keep the waffle potato fries crispier for longer, contains pea starch, however.
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
They’re used to advertise the American Southwest, hotels and corn starch.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Chicken pot pie recipe Chicken pot pie is basically a complete meal, featuring a healthy blend of meat, starch and vegetables.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The surfers — Cole Quinlan, Hudson Soelter and Amanda Vasconselos — are engineers at Cruz Foam, a startup that has developed biodegradable packing and shipping materials out of green pea starch.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025
They’re used to advertise the American Southwest, hotels and corn starch.
—Chris Quintana, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Chicken pot pie recipe Chicken pot pie is basically a complete meal, featuring a healthy blend of meat, starch and vegetables.
—Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The surfers — Cole Quinlan, Hudson Soelter and Amanda Vasconselos — are engineers at Cruz Foam, a startup that has developed biodegradable packing and shipping materials out of green pea starch.
—Jia H. Jung, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starch
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Those batteries will then lead to cost, weight and material savings, creating an attractive selection of affordable, efficient new-energy vehicles, reported New Atlas.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Sep. 2025
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The people advancing that grassroots energy theory tended to be electoral underperformers themselves.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Eian Bain’s squad with Bridgewater-Raynham showed impressive vigor against a state titan in Mansfield before falling on a walk-off field goal (a 24-21 loss).—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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When beating, whip with vigor using a fork instead of a whisk.—
Megan Zhang,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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Gentle Exfoliating Cleanser sounds like the menu at a fancy juice bar.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sunroom’s Island Gum Drop is a tropical cocktail that layers Malibu, Malibu Banana and Malibu Mango with cranberry and pineapple juice for a sweet, fruit-forward splash of flavor.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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That is, with Venus and earth-like planets at habitable distances from their stars as well as gas giants orbiting at Jupiter-like distances (which in our solar system’s case is 5 astronomical units), or five times the average distance between the Earth and sun.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Different regions of the country typically have different average gas prices.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The slaw that pairs with it is often vinegar or mustard based.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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Before Getting Started Natural cleaning solutions like vinegar and baking soda offer several benefits over chemical cleaners.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
15 Sep. 2025
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Aster’s team didn’t sell the foreign rights to the book or submit it for film and TV rights to keep from spilling the beans.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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For $90, a platter will hit your table ladened with a tin of caviar, six golden gorditas each the size of a blini, and puréed ayocote beans for dolloping.—
The Bon Appétit Staff,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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The story of a violent but ultimately fruitful encounter between Norman and Saxon worlds was coherent, accessible, and deeply relevant to the ideas and customs that still undergird much of British (and American) life.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Future At NASA, the future of exoplanet science will emphasize finding rocky planets similar to Earth and studying their atmospheres for biosignatures — any characteristic, element, molecule, substance, or feature that can be used as evidence of past or present life, says the space agency.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Starch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starch. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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