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marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details
a starchy and demanding teacher
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Recent Examples of starchy
Plus, the starchier produce seemed to stick a little more to this knife than others.
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Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 May 2025
Vegetables: Try to include at least five a day, with a focus on leafy greens versus potatoes and other starchy vegetables.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 30 Apr. 2025
Both starchy and non-starchy vegetables can be part of a balanced diet.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
The butter and cheese emulsifying into that starchy slurry of a liquid is where true magic happens.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Molly Higgins, Wired News, 2 May 2025
Vegetables: Try to include at least five a day, with a focus on leafy greens versus potatoes and other starchy vegetables.
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 30 Apr. 2025
Both starchy and non-starchy vegetables can be part of a balanced diet.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 24 Apr. 2025
The butter and cheese emulsifying into that starchy slurry of a liquid is where true magic happens.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for starchy
Adjective
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Ramsay is a filmmaker of undeniable formal wizardry and a fearless explorer of psychological rupture.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 May 2025
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Robinhood submitted a formal 42-page proposal to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requesting the creation of a federal regulatory framework for the issuance and trading of tokenized RWAs.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Instead, they are selected and rearranged to form a narrative of gradual debasement: a semantic descent from the decorous to the vulgar, often ending with crude references to the body.—
Jeffrey Weiss,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Aside from a series of gruesome martyr scenes frescoed on the interior wall of the second ring in the late 16th century, the decor reflects late Imperial taste for decorous abstraction and costly materials.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While the formula played nice with the sensitive skin on our tester’s hairline, its toning effects only lasted a few days.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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But anyone hoping to hit the open road needs to know one thing: some drivers just aren't very nice, especially in certain states.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Dynamic line ratings, powered by modern sensors, AI and an occasional stiff breeze, are a critical advantage.—
Erik Kobayashi-Solomon,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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What might’ve remained two camps in stiff politeness became a collective.—
Sara Hussain,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Ogden's #75 dons the back of one fan, Kris Prowse, who has opted – on this ceremonious day – to wear the jersey that started it all.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The vice president’s role in officiating the Electoral College count before Congress — the final step in the election process before a president takes the White House — was known for many cycles as one that was mostly uneventful and largely ceremonious.—
Alex Gangitano,
The Hill,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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To have a golf course — the quality, a major championship-caliber one in Quail Hollow — just south of Charlotte’s center city proper, not a lot of cities can come up with that kind of opportunity.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2025
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The helmsman, feeling swells beneath the vessel, gleans the proper heading, even in the dark.—
The Conversation,
The Conversation,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Layne suggested Edward ride again the following week, and over time, as the Lamb family regularly made its way to the Batty farm, Edward started to point out the correct directions.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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This story was updated with a correct statement from the FBI.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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“Starchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starchy. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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