granulated

adjective

Definition of granulatednext
as in coarse
made up of large particles don't use powdered sugar in that recipe, use granulated sugar

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  1. coarse
  2. granular
  3. sandy
Adjective
  • The episode opens with Dr. Jackie confronting Heavenly over her coarse comments about Contessa’s late mother—a moment that’s left tensions running high.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025
  • And the Word became flesh: coarse hair, crooked smile, the taste of salt on his clavicle.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of coarse
Adjective
  • Amazon’s Data Goldmine Amazon’s Retail Ad Service thrives on the company’s first-party data, which includes granular details about purchase histories, search behavior, wish lists, and even real-world actions captured through devices like Ring and Echo.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • The roughly 300-page rule—the government’s first update to its definition of healthy in three decades—lays out in granular detail what does and doesn’t count as healthy.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of granular
Adjective
  • Nestled in tropical greenery upon a sandy beach overlooking the Gulf of Siam, the Four Seasons Koh Samui is an idyllic shoot location.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But, as great as all that is, the private staircase that zigzags down the cliff to Big Dume’s sandy beachfront is the icing on this cake.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of sandy
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granular

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