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Recent Examples of fibrous
The team combined the natural polymer hydroxyethyl cellulose with a fibrous material called leafy cotton thread within the hydrogel matrix.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Ripping off every piece of the flesh, the fibrous pit like a heart in her hand.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
The fibrous hull of shell-on pumpkin seeds can be harder to digest in large amounts.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2026
New tech to reduce environmental impact Cows are able to digest tough, fibrous plant material that humans, pigs and chickens can’t.
—Sara Place, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Ripping off every piece of the flesh, the fibrous pit like a heart in her hand.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
The fibrous hull of shell-on pumpkin seeds can be harder to digest in large amounts.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2026
New tech to reduce environmental impact Cows are able to digest tough, fibrous plant material that humans, pigs and chickens can’t.
—Sara Place, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fibrous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fibrous
stringy
Adjective
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Use a bit of hair powder to keep your bangs from appearing stringy.—
Krista Carter,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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It's typically dried rather than eaten raw, with a brittle shell and stringy pulp that's traditionally cracked open and steeped to make a mildly sweet, herbal tea.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Fibrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fibrous. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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