Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardboardy
Adjective
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When enjoying an orange, many people remove the white, fibrous layer called the pith, often because of its bitter taste, texture, or simply for appearance.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
11 Mar. 2026 -
Nutsedge plants produce an extensive underground network of basal bulbs, roots, and thin fibrous rhizomes, which are often left behind when hand-pulling.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Use a bit of hair powder to keep your bangs from appearing stringy.—
Krista Carter,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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It's typically dried rather than eaten raw, with a brittle shell and stringy pulp that's traditionally cracked open and steeped to make a mildly sweet, herbal tea.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Heaps of leathery brown prickly pear pads sagged into the dirt and ash.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The leaves are dark green, elliptical, glossy, thick, and leathery.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The best songs here are lean and sinewy showcases for his backing band, the Dark Clouds.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
11 Mar. 2026
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The sinewy champion then cradled his wife, Presleigh, in his arm and kissed her at the front of the 18th green, along the water’s edge.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Cardboardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardboardy. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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