as in coarse
made up of large particles
icy, granular snow makes for terrible skiing—if you can, ski on light, powdery snow
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Recent Examples of granular
Given the lack of information shared with the state analysts, the LAO also recommended legislative committees ask individual agencies and the Finance Department for more granular information about any impacts on state workers.
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William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Such information could be as granular as demographic, financial and family details, given what the department routinely collects in its work to disburse student aid.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
However, developing a model that delivers granular accuracy and scales across an entire enterprise, generating predictions within a few hours, remains a complex undertaking.
—Suvarna Krishnan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Slack first acknowledged the issue around 10:30am Eastern Time (ET), and is posting system-wide updates here, plus granular updates by functionality here.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
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William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
Such information could be as granular as demographic, financial and family details, given what the department routinely collects in its work to disburse student aid.
—Zach Montague, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2025
However, developing a model that delivers granular accuracy and scales across an entire enterprise, generating predictions within a few hours, remains a complex undertaking.
—Suvarna Krishnan, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Slack first acknowledged the issue around 10:30am Eastern Time (ET), and is posting system-wide updates here, plus granular updates by functionality here.
—Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for granular
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“Granular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granular. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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