coarse-grained

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarse-grained
Adjective
  • See the trailer for Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie below (disclaimer: coarse language).
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Fine grade or low-scratch scrubbers will help with delicate jobs, while coarse scrubbers can clean cast iron, stone, and even strip paint.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
Adjective
  • Yet regulation alone hasn’t resolved broader disparities.
    Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • Malibu built a sewer before, but only after regional water quality officials prohibited long-term use of septic systems in a broad area centered on the Civic Center.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • Avoid acidic, salty, spicy, crunchy, or hard foods that can irritate your mouth or cause minor injuries that can trigger canker sores.
    Sarah Jividen, Health, 17 May 2025
  • Vlasic Kosher Dill Spears Dill pickles can range in taste from salty to tangy and sour, and these pickles fell on the more sour range of that spectrum.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • Those disparities are suggestive of gaps seen in remote-work patterns: Wealthier, urban Californians are more likely to work from home than lower-income, rural residents.
    Phillip Reese, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • James was pictured in a suggestive gorilla-like pose, mouth open wide, as his right hand dribbled a ball with the other wrapped around Bundchen’s waist.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • On day one, she was seen in a matching green snakeskin set and later in a Carolina blue gradient asymmetrical dress, the latter seemingly a nod to boyfriend Belichick, who now coaches the UNC football team.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 12 May 2025
  • While some of the suggestions, like limiting blue light and sleeping in a cold room, are proven sleep hygiene techniques, others, like mouth taping, are unproven and sometimes dangerous.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • In energy trading, U.S. benchmark crude oil added 64 cents to $62.59 per barrel.
    Matt Ott, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
  • The positive development has sent oil prices higher as well, with crude oil up over 3.5% in premarket trading.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Although Brit is the one who put the salacious tea on the table, Kelli is the one who apologizes for repeating it during a tour of Angela’s rental property.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 12 May 2025
  • Penn Badgley's Joe Goldberg will no longer haunt our TV screens with his salacious — yet addicting — crimes as his reign as everyone's favorite serial killer (ew?) is officially coming to an end in season 5.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • What was considered holy at one time was considered impure in other epochs.
    Isaac Bashevis Singer, Harpers Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
  • In any case, playing Bach on a concert grand is an inherently impure act; Bach knew of no such instrument.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Coarse-grained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarse-grained. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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