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Potatoes and sweet potatoes are both starchy root vegetables that are sources of complex carbohydrates, fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Her good-bye to Dennison is very starchy and Austenian, leaving many paragraphs of things unsaid but mutually understood.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Serve these gnocchi as a meal of their own with a green salad, or as a starchy side dish in place of traditional mashed potatoes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Then, pour this starchy water out, using a mesh strainer or small-holed colander to catch the grains of rice.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
Her good-bye to Dennison is very starchy and Austenian, leaving many paragraphs of things unsaid but mutually understood.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Serve these gnocchi as a meal of their own with a green salad, or as a starchy side dish in place of traditional mashed potatoes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025
Then, pour this starchy water out, using a mesh strainer or small-holed colander to catch the grains of rice.
—Emily Johnson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Starchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starchy. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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starchy
adjective
starchier; starchiest
1
: containing, consisting of, or resembling starch
starchy foods
2
: consisting of or marked by formality or stiffness
starchiness
noun
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