Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cardboardy
Adjective
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Use a sharp chef’s knife to cut and discard the fibrous ends.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Adult rhynchosaurs usually had teeth worn down to the bone because of their diet of tough, fibrous Triassic plants.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
4 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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Beach vitex has small, round leaves and a smooth, leathery texture.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Feb. 2026
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Euonymous has dozens of cultivars, growing from two to 12 feet tall, all with leathery leaves, and many with green and gold or green and white variegations.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Erivo enters in dark trousers and singlet, her body lean, sinewy, covered in tattoos, her head shorn, nose ringed, fingernails fiendishly extended, a vampire in waiting.—
Demetrios Matheou,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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The steppe looks like a sinewy piece of yellow meat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Cardboardy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cardboardy. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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