cardboardy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardboardy
Adjective
  • Eating more protein and pairing it with fibrous foods, such as certain vegetables, potatoes, and grains, can slow digestion.6 Age: Age can also affect how fast your body breaks down protein.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Denim that is no longer in use is sent to a recycling facility where the hardware is removed and fabric is shredded into a fibrous state.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Some of the pastas from the Middle East have a lot more egg in them and are stringy.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • My Hair Is your hair too frizzy, too lank, too fine, too curly, too anemic, too stringy?
    Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Jamaican pour is drier, citrus-laced, with a leathery finish—structured, not sweet.
    Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Look for smooth, matte, leathery skin free from cracks and soft spots.
    Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Occasionally, Brown, who makes mesmerizing, lovelorn music under the name Nourished by Time, is a serenader reaching for the style of Jodeci or SWV—sinewy, solicitous, but alien underneath the ad-libbing.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Once neighbors had amassed a pile of larger items, one of the camp's earliest residents, a sinewy man in his 50s named Tom Rock, walked over and began helping to lift them into the dumpster.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
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“Cardboardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardboardy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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