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Recent Examples of fibrous
Its fibrous yellow pulp encases a fuzzy, peach-like pit that holds a smooth, black seed.
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JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2025
Manufacturers extract collagen, the fibrous protein that connects muscles, bones and skins, and then turn it into gelatin, according to MedicalNews Today.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Mammary glands typically produce milk while fibrous tissue forms the breast.
—Dr. Allyson Heng, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Separate the inner stalks and trim off the fibrous ends.
—Katie Parla, Saveur, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fibrous
stringy
Adjective
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Riots of color, a horse or a human figure here or there, stringy webs of fabric.—
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Spaghetti Squash Cooked spaghetti squash has a stringy texture that resembles thin spaghetti noodles.—
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“Fibrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fibrous. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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