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Recent Examples of doughy If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024 If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024 On weekends, lines here are virtually unavoidable, with students, neighbors, and bagel hunters waiting for the slightly doughy bagels with a nice crust that are as big as a hand. Devra Ferst, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024 If the dumplings are still doughy, cover and continue cooking until finished. Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for doughy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doughy
Adjective
  • Similar prompts yielded images of a skull with glowing eyes hovering above an ornate cross, and another pallid, blank-eyed woman — this one hooded, with a halo of fire, crying blood.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2025
  • My skin was pallid, and lesions covered the inside of my mouth.
    Suleika Jaouad, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Symptoms of heat exhaustion may include heavy sweating and fatigue, a weak pulse and skin that’s cool, pale or clammy, as well as headache, dizziness, nausea and fainting.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
  • The wine is a pale straw with greenish highlights, featuring aromas of green apple, lemon, and spring flowers.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Think rich and almost pasty for spot concealer and something light, fluid, and buildable for circles.
    Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 2 Apr. 2025
  • This lotion may be better suited as an overnight treatment than a quick daytime fix because of its pink hue and pasty texture.
    Deanna Pai, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Doughy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doughy. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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