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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
  • The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Folk-rock and psychedelia would make Peter, Paul and Mary sound pallid and precious, although nostalgia sustained them through a later reunion career.
    Jon Pareles, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • All four universal shades—Life of the Party, a pale peach; Class Act, a warm berry; Fashionably Late, a rosy taupe; and Chief of Everything, a poppy red—have a gentle white tea scent.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • For her ceremony in N.Y.C., the actress opted for pale green in the form of a flowing Carolina Herrera gown (which coordinated with wife Christine Marinoni's tie) and got her fix of bridal white with a bouquet of peonies.
    Alex Apatoff, People.com, 29 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.

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