as in tough
not easily chewed the leathery meat served in the cafeteria drove many of us to start bringing our own lunches

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Recent Examples of leathery Those bones also needed to be strong, though, to support the load of the tough, leathery wing membranes. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 11 Feb. 2025 Beach vitex has small, round leaves and a smooth, leathery texture. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2025 But since the skin is quite leathery and not as tearable as a banana peel, this is one occasion in which proper tools make the task much quicker and easier. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2025 Again came her measured footsteps, and with them Dev’s first encounter with the impossible, leathery taste of whiskey. Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leathery
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Adjective
  • Sanctions have roiled Russia's economy and Trump could use tougher measures as leverage over Putin, said Richard Portes, professor of economics at London Business School.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The logistics of pushing autonomous vessels out into the deep Pacific is tough.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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  • In the summertime, higher temperatures and exposure to the elements can leave hair dry, brittle, and prone to breakage.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Adding to Taiwan’s energy insecurity is the fact that its power grid, while cost-effective, is also brittle.
    Jim Ellis, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2025

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“Leathery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leathery. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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