as in coarse
made up of large particles
grainy sand kept it off the rankings as one of the nation's best beaches
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Recent Examples of grainy
Trump, as well as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, posted grainy footage of the strike on social media.
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The grainy video, which appears to be from a camera across the street from the scene of the shooting near West Mill Road and North 47th Street, shows the off-duty officer and Wilks approach one another.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The photo quality appears grainy by today's standards, but her memories came back crystal clear.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Apples tend to be crisp with a tangy-sweet flavor, while pears are softer, with a grainier texture and a more mellow sweetness.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
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Callum Sutherland, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
The grainy video, which appears to be from a camera across the street from the scene of the shooting near West Mill Road and North 47th Street, shows the off-duty officer and Wilks approach one another.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The photo quality appears grainy by today's standards, but her memories came back crystal clear.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Apples tend to be crisp with a tangy-sweet flavor, while pears are softer, with a grainier texture and a more mellow sweetness.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grainy
Adjective
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Add cold butter; pulse just until mixture resembles coarse meal (some pea-size pieces are fine), 12 to 15 pulses.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Shred half of your Parmesan cheese using the fine side (with smaller holes) of a box grater, then shred the other half using the coarse side (with larger holes).—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For ten days in July, fighter jets roared, infantry exchanged fire in crowded streets, and mobile missile launchers twirled their payloads from sandy beachheads as part of its annual Han Kuang exercises.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Beach Club Villas will occupy 23 beachfront parcels, each one acre with about 150 feet of sandy beach frontage, with prices beginning at $7 million for the land.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Parker’s tweaks can be as granular as adjusting the bass note in a chord.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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In an earlier era of communications, the arrival of each day’s edition of Daily Variety was Hollywood’s vital pulse of granular daily news developments across the major networks, studios, music labels, creative artisans, talent agencies, creative guilds, law firms and more.—
William Earl,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Grainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grainy. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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