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Recent Examples of starchy They should be structured but not starchy, fatty but not oily. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Jan. 2025 Suffice to say, his mental mood board is not collaged with vintage images of men in starchy tennis whites. Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025 And telling people to avoid eggs led some to switch to sugary, starchy alternatives — pancakes, cereal, pastries and the like. F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025 Each type of potato, like the starchy russet or waxy Yukon Gold, brings their own texture and flavor to the dish, and knowing how long to boil them makes all the difference in achieving that dreamy, creamy mash. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for starchy 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for starchy
Adjective
  • Birdwell read a formal apology before being led out of the Tarrant County 372nd District courtroom in the custody of law enforcement officers.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Photo : Shawn O'Connor The formal dining room seats up to 20.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • At home, the atmosphere was decorous, curious, gentle; outside, the culture of the nineteen-fifties was tougher, valorizing war and papering over a darker, more furtive kind of violence.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Aside from a series of gruesome martyr scenes frescoed on the interior wall of the second ring in the late 16th century, the décor reflects late Imperial taste for decorous abstraction and costly materials.
    David Laskin, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • There are nice details throughout like a walk-in closet in the primary and built-in custom bookshelves in the living room.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The tip is $21,000, which is nice but not amazing, especially given all the dietary restrictions.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Either season, make sure to grab a pint at Bissel Brothers brewery or a stiff one at Stroudwater distillery while exploring Portland's West End.
    Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Too much dry shampoo can also make your hair gritty or stiff or leave behind noticeable particles in your hair.1 Continue to shampoo your hair routinely and resist the urge to skip cleansing your hair.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 3 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Roberts began the process while Melania was still finalizing her position, which may have disrupted the ceremonious act.
    Lizzie Hyman, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The vice president’s role in officiating the Electoral College count before Congress — the final step in the election process before a president takes the White House — was known for many cycles as one that was mostly uneventful and largely ceremonious.
    Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Lawmakers from Trump’s party have acceded to his demands to unilaterally cut spending and fire government watchdogs without proper notice.
    Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
  • At least one person believes he’s headed in the proper direction.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Picking the right shade of foundation To find your correct foundation shade, best practice is to match to the jawline and neck for consistency.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Perhaps my words are not correct, many times due to ignorance or pure mistake.
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Starchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starchy. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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