gristly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gristly
Adjective
  • These may resemble stringy algae or kelp plants that attach to rocks and other objects within the spring.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2025
  • The long stringy hair on our local lady newscasters needs to improve.
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The fibrous skin of the pod is ground and turned into a pasta-like product or a bread flour.
    Steven Savage, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
  • After removing a stalk, peel away the fibrous layers to reveal the inner white stalk or heart.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • The infected familiar from the original virus strain are now sinewy figures wandering the land, feral and naked, their clothes having disintegrated long ago.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
  • Walter, whose polyphonic sensibility first charmed me in Beautiful Ruins, has here made something salty, sinewy, and satisfying from fairly tough material.
    Emily Temple May 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • The flowers, which are shaped like a snapping turtle’s head, are held on erect stems flanked with leathery green leaves.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
  • The leathery green leaves of wintergreen contrast well with its white flowers in summer, followed by bright red berries in fall.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Gristly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gristly. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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