chewy

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

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Adjective
  • Schneider wants to take calculated risks in free agency, but that can be tough to do when Seattle is one of many teams needing interior offensive upgrades.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Another really tough stretch is ahead for the Heat.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Aromas of cranberries and mocha; brittle acidity and flavors that include brownies.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
  • SpaceX is experimenting with metallic tile designs, including one with active cooling, that might be less brittle than the ceramic tiles used elsewhere on the ship.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The earliest figures, naked and missing limbs, some suffering gouges or pocked with what look like the holes of beetle larvae, bring to mind eerie tales of automata or the leathery agonies of bog bodies.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Making her first appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, the up-and-comer chose a leathery dress made of dark maroon panels that left a cutout pattern along the side.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Chewy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chewy. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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