coarse-grained

Definition of coarse-grainednext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarse-grained
Adjective
  • The coarser shades of red and orange, illuminated by the setting sun on the western portals, color the side of the basilica that depicts Christ’s Passion.
    Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Just like hair, brow pigment can fade and get coarser.
    Vanessa Santos, Glamour, 9 June 2026
Adjective
  • Jackson will now look to reunite a Republican Party left battered by the most expensive and divisive gubernatorial primary in Georgia history, while also trying to convince a broader electorate that a healthcare executive with no political experience is prepared to lead Georgia.
    Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 17 June 2026
  • Mayor Kevin McCarty, with broad council support, sent a letter to the county board in August asking them to delay the vote to address various concerns with the project.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • Brands even sell pickle juice on its own, pickle-free, for use in salty, zingy cocktails or refreshing probiotic supplements.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
  • Oceanfront rooms with balconies are coveted for good reason; waking up with a hot cup of coffee, salty sea air, and a view of the Atlantic is an unreal way to start the day.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • The messages between Johnson and Duffey in 2024 revealed the two men used suggestive language.
    Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • First, Apple breezed through a new feature in the cycle tracking app that warns users of patterns that might be suggestive perimenopause or an underlying health condition.
    Mario Aguilar, STAT, 9 June 2026
Adjective
  • Bose blue tooth speakers that were a cinch to connect.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
  • The Seahawks Super Bowl ring is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires and is a miniature Lumen Field.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • The first issue of Publick Occurrences contained a few items of local news and, notably, one salacious sentence speculating that King Louis XIV of France was sleeping with his son’s wife.
    Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
  • Cassie passes her days filming salacious content around the house, dressed as everything from a dog to a baby in her attempts to generate a following and get paid.
    Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • France has Europe’s largest population of Muslims, over 6 million, for whom pigs are considered impure.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This method combines impure raw silicon with pure aluminum, lowering the melting temperature compared to conventional polysilicon production.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • For example, the prescription offered by those who saw a generally healthy way of life as the right way to prevent disease helped propel cleaning up the filthy cities of the Industrial Revolution—and that really did reduce the impact of common fevers.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • For your pickle cravings, there’s no shortage of fantastically filthy martinis chock-full of brine.
    Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 9 June 2026
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“Coarse-grained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarse-grained. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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