as in coarse
made up of large particles
the sugar in some countries has a much more grained consistency than what we're used to in the U.S.
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Adjective
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Fishing licenses for trout and coarse fishing were available for a one-day period at a cost of $9.91, and the Environment Agency stressed that everyone who fished needed a license to support river and lake conservation and angling activities.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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The razor, designed in Finland, also has Swedish specialty steel blades tuned sharper for the coarse leg and body hair of a man.—
Lisa Jhung,
Outside,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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This provides a granular, strategic roadmap for integration.—
Vishal Talwar,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Imagine my excitement, then, to finally have a piece of equipment that could potentially depict how well a coffee grinder works in granular detail.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
13 Aug. 2025
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The 17-mile loop road through Monument Valley is unpaved, rutted and sandy.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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The teaser poster for Fallout Season 2 was published exclusively by IGN on Friday, which shows silhouettes of The Ghoul, Lucy, Maximus and the canine Dogmeat walking in the sandy, deserted environs of the former Las Vegas, now called New Vegas.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Grained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grained. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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