coarse-grained

Definition of coarse-grainednext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coarse-grained
Adjective
  • The global public square has been getting coarser for years, and social media has played a big part in the deterioration.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 1 June 2026
  • Add Fresh Mulch Mulch with a coarse or sharp texture—such as large wood chips—can irritate a snake's belly scales.
    Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 31 May 2026
Adjective
  • His broad network of advisers includes many prominent figures, including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, investor Stanley Druckenmiller, and Chevron CEO Mike Wirth, all of whom appeared at his swearing-in last month at the White House.
    Matt Peterson, CNBC, 3 June 2026
  • Kyiv, Ukraine — Russia launched a large-scale deadly attack on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Tuesday, damaging residential buildings, authorities said, as part of a broad offensive on targets across Ukraine.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
Adjective
  • Many islands offer open-to-all celebrations with a distinctly maritime twist—think salty sea air, fresh seafood, and music drifting into the long evening light.
    Lea Lane, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Its eruption sent enough salty water vapor into the stratosphere to fill around 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools along with volcanic ash.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Adjective
  • And what made the clip even more jarring to the average eye is that Sweeney was in a suggestive pose at the time.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
  • Which seems a suggestive concept.
    Nick Newman, IndieWire, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • Still in his yellow-and-blue climbing jacket, he can be seen in later video being wheeled on a trolley from the helipad at HAMS hospital in Kathmandu.
    Helen Regan, CNN Money, 5 June 2026
  • The American men’s singles player Frances Tiafoe copied the look last year by sporting a blue headscarf with white polka dots at last year’s Cincinnati Open.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 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
  • Bit by bit, the story’s most salacious scenes are re-enacted on stage by Gianina (Ana Dumitrașcu), who is very much not an actress, but rather a migrant maid from Romania, hired for this amateur production at the behest of her employers.
    Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026
Adjective
  • Wise’s wistful songwriting is retained, but completely missing is his intentionally impure palette.
    Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
  • This is because they are often seen as ritually impure.
    Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The president had complained about filthy water and a leaking foundation, according to previous USA TODAY reporting.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • And some of the best evidence of the lovebugs’ comeback came last week at the Turkey Lake Service Plaza on Florida’s Turnpike, where filthy, splattered cars and trucks queued up before the plaza’s automatic windshield washer.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
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“Coarse-grained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coarse-grained. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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