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Recent Examples of buttery
Melissa Clark, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
Say goodbye to chewy, too-buttery hunks of garlic bread.
—Kristina Kurek, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
Available in nine neutral shades, it’s made with a buttery soft knit material that feels like jammies, but looks elevated and well-put together.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The final pasta tasted nothing like its olive oily, garlicky predecessor, but was bright and tangy, warm and buttery in its own delicious way — a brand-new take on a dish with venerable old roots.
—Melissa Clark, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
Say goodbye to chewy, too-buttery hunks of garlic bread.
—Kristina Kurek, Good Housekeeping, 14 Dec. 2022
Noun
Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 35 mins Servings:
4
Perfectly buttery, a little salty, and pleasantly garlicky, shrimp scampi is one of the best ways to highlight quality prawns.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
Available in nine neutral shades, it’s made with a buttery soft knit material that feels like jammies, but looks elevated and well-put together.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttery
Adjective
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While white adipose tissue has one large fatty droplet, brown tissue has many tiny droplets, and lots of mitochondria.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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Foods such as eggs, fatty fish, dark, leafy greens, meat, bell peppers, and more contain the nutrients to help keep hair healthy.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Squirrels race around adding to their larders, but the chipmunks are nowhere to be seen yet.—
Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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As the street food spread through the Arab world, ingredients shifted with larders and tastes: Palestinian cooks tend to prefer solely chickpeas in their falafel; the Lebanese often combine garbanzos and foul.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2024
Adjective
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The formula is oil-controlling and hydrating—two musts for oily skin types—and stays put through sweat and humidity.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
4 Apr. 2025
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Laneige Water Bank Gentle Cleanser, $29, and Skin Rocks The Gel Cleanser, $48, both offer lightweight cleansing with hydrating benefits, while Sofie Pavitt Clean Clean Gentle Gel Foaming Cleanser, $34, is a great mild cleanser for oily skin.—
Victoria Jowett,
Refinery29,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Check your fridge and pantry for these items, listed below.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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Give your home, porch, and pantry a spring upgrade with these budget-friendly deals.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The plastic sleeve also helps keep the beloved pieces of paper from being further damaged by greasy fingers and water droplets.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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Ted presents the judge with a different affidavit, this time the one the greasy journalist provided them, and informs the court of the DA’s dirty tricks to strong-arm those papers.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As winds churn up cold water off the Southern California coast, sediment rich in nutrients is swirled up from the ocean floor and becomes feed for smaller creatures in the water who are eaten by larger ones like pelicans, whales and all kinds of fish.—
Stephanie Elam,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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Louise insisted the show didn’t make the cast rich.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Apparently, the secretary is unaware that vitamin A is fat soluble and not easily excreted, with any excess stored in the liver.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Blues may have gotten a fat head leading 4-2 with less than nine minutes left in the game.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Buttery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttery. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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