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Recent Examples of fibrous
Somehow, someway, kids always end up figuring out there's a green fibrous plant hiding underneath.
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Chitin is a fibrous material that is the second most abundant polymer — after cellulose — on earth.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Instead, these fibrous foods move through your digestive system, encouraging gastric emptying and reducing constipation.4
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—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Both experts say that eating fibrous foods—such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans—are far superior sources of prebiotics than these drinks.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Annabelle Canela, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025
Chitin is a fibrous material that is the second most abundant polymer — after cellulose — on earth.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 8 Mar. 2025
Instead, these fibrous foods move through your digestive system, encouraging gastric emptying and reducing constipation.4
3.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Both experts say that eating fibrous foods—such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans—are far superior sources of prebiotics than these drinks.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fibrous
stringy
Adjective
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The Reason For The Trash Can Littering the ground in stringy piles were tufts of corn silk and discarded corn husks.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Two pairs of the 30 toads recently bred and laid thousands of eggs in long, stringy, gelatinous sacs that days later morphed into tiny tadpoles.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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“Fibrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fibrous. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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