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Recent Examples of granular The more granular one can get in matchups, the better. Kc Joyner, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Although products may be available in dust, granular form or sprays, choose a spray to get the best coverage on the leaf surface. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025 To that end, Ratner said, granular data collected by Johns Hopkins University and USA TODAY is important for identifying vulnerable populations. Suhail Bhat, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025 Advertisement This granular knowledge and deep curiosity is also what drives Speer’s long-standing dedication to protecting the vast, vulnerable open ocean and deep-sea environments that lie outside of national borders and hold some of the largest reservoirs of biodiversity on earth. Bonnie Tsui, Time, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for granular
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Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Cream together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Nestled on Britain's south coast in the county of Dorset, Bournemouth is a quintessential English seaside town, known for its sandy beach and fish and chips.
    NPR, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In June 2024, Burrow turned heads for his bleach-blonde buzz cut, a drastic change from his previous sandy blond waves.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Granular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granular. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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