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icy, granular snow makes for terrible skiing—if you can, ski on light, powdery snow
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Lanai in particular analyzes all of the prompts users are putting into their AI tools to get granular views of their work.
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Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
So much of one’s experience at a restaurant is contextual, dependent on the arc and flow of a meal, and singling out any one specific creation or sensory experience forces me to take stock in a more granular, almost animalistic way.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Mastercard is working on making the data more granular so that cardholders can estimate their carbon impact before making a purchase—similar to the way its Reewild app works.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Arguably the most invaluable contribution behind the camera is the granular period recreation of the great veteran production designer Jack Fisk, both on soundstage sets and New York locations.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
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Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
So much of one’s experience at a restaurant is contextual, dependent on the arc and flow of a meal, and singling out any one specific creation or sensory experience forces me to take stock in a more granular, almost animalistic way.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Mastercard is working on making the data more granular so that cardholders can estimate their carbon impact before making a purchase—similar to the way its Reewild app works.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Arguably the most invaluable contribution behind the camera is the granular period recreation of the great veteran production designer Jack Fisk, both on soundstage sets and New York locations.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Granular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granular. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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granular
adjective
gran·u·lar
ˈgran-yə-lər 
1
: consisting of grains
2
: having a grainy structure, feel, or appearance
Medical Definition
granular
adjective
gran·u·lar
ˈgran-yə-lər
1
a
: consisting of or containing granules : having a grainy texture
b
: having granules with an affinity for specific biological stains
granular cytoplasm
2
: having or marked by granulations
granular tissue
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