chewy

as in tough
not easily chewed a flavorful but chewy piece of meat

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Adjective
  • Both are now promising to stand up to Trump and make tough decisions to make Canada more resilient.
    Stephen Maher, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
  • His positioning and angles are second to none, making tough saves look easy on a nightly basis in the NHL.
    Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The world is a brittle place, with disease outbreaks, wars in Gaza and Ukraine and climate change adding to the anxiety.
    Tina Reed, Axios, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Because of the intense heat produced by the eruption, the scrolls resemble brittle lumps of charcoal.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The earliest figures, naked and missing limbs, some suffering gouges or pocked with what look like the holes of beetle larvae, bring to mind eerie tales of automata or the leathery agonies of bog bodies.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Making her first appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, the up-and-comer chose a leathery dress made of dark maroon panels that left a cutout pattern along the side.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Chewy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chewy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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