chewy

as in tough
not easily chewed a flavorful but chewy piece of meat

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Adjective
  • The vote took place against an increasingly violent backlash to the Trump administration's tough immigration policies.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
  • In Mind For startups, achieving more with less can be tough.
    John Hall, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • Accordingly, Abbas has presided over a period in which many of the nascent institutions created by Oslo are, at best, brittle.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
  • If Elden Ring — and the many FromSoftware games in its lineage — is about individual improvement, about experimenting with playstyles and adjusting your way of thinking until a brick wall becomes brittle before finally crumbling, then Nightreign is about improving as a team.
    Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • The flowers, which are shaped like a snapping turtle’s head, are held on erect stems flanked with leathery green leaves.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
  • The leathery green leaves of wintergreen contrast well with its white flowers in summer, followed by bright red berries in fall.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Mar. 2025
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“Chewy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chewy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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