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Recent Examples of fibrous
Deer feces is usually small, fibrous pellets, but those pellets may form clumps.
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Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Your hair may feel rigid, wiry, or fibrous.
—Maggie Donahue, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
Reindeer moss, used as a mulch for containerized plants, is a fibrous chartreuse lichen grazed by caribou and reindeer in Arctic lands.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
If the interior of the cork looks uneven, woody, and fibrous, it’s likely made of natural cork.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
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Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Your hair may feel rigid, wiry, or fibrous.
—Maggie Donahue, Health, 27 Sep. 2025
Reindeer moss, used as a mulch for containerized plants, is a fibrous chartreuse lichen grazed by caribou and reindeer in Arctic lands.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
If the interior of the cork looks uneven, woody, and fibrous, it’s likely made of natural cork.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fibrous
stringy
Adjective
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As the hulking creature, the Australian star appears to have pale, cadaverous skin with lacerations across it and long, stringy hair.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fennel is more versatile and easier to work with than celery, its tough, stringy cousin.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Fibrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fibrous. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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