chewy

as in tough
not easily chewed a flavorful but chewy piece of meat

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Recent Examples of chewy One morning, a basket of warm pão de queijo (the chewy, tapioca-flour cheese balls) arrived on my table. Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2025 Trick-or-treaters are gravitating toward chewy and sour candies, such as Nerds Spooky Gummy Clusters, Sour Patch Kids Monster Heads, and Skittles Shriekers. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025 Farro Farro is a type of ancient wheat that has a chewy texture and nutty flavor. Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile, Now and Later stood out in Louisiana, where residents bought the chewy classic at rates far surpassing those in other states. Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025 The streusel is a brown-sugar coated and chewy, toasted coconut and crunchy pecan mixture that adds a ton of texture to every bite. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025 This, in turn, ensures tender meat that isn’t chewy. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 9 Oct. 2025 Fresh dates tend to be softer, more moist, and juicier, Allen said, while dried dates will have less moisture and a firmer, chewier texture. Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025 The bread itself, sourced from WildBloom Sourdough Microbakery, in Alexandria, is warm and chewy. Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chewy
Adjective
  • The Falcons' offense has emerged as one of the toughest in the league, causing multiple turnovers a game.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
  • How self-reflection operates matters because it will always be needed to make wiser choices about our toughest challenges.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • For instance, these materials are brittle at room temperature, rapidly oxidize, and fail between 600°C (1112°F) to 700°C (1292°F) when exposed to oxygen.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • More seriously, the edges were damaged and brittle, and loss of letters at the beginning and end of lines continued long after the date of the fire itself.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Its amber base is paired with oud, vanilla bean, mahogany, incense, and cacao, and its leathery top notes evoke hints of a Western aroma with fall spices perfect for every Southern home.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Oud is complex, smoky, leathery, sometimes sweet, and always rich.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Chewy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chewy. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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