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chewy

[choo-ee] / ˈtʃu i /
ADJECTIVE
requiring chewing
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A new “protein boost” recipe for Conagra’s Duncan Hines chewy fudge brownie mix involves adding a cup of blended cottage cheese and a swirl of peanut butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Maruchan’s noodles, while chewy, are softer and more delicate.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

“The texture is an abomination: gluey, with rubbery, chewy pockets.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Sugar confection—think gummies and chewy candy—has taken share, and their bold flavors continue to attract younger consumers.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

“Was the soup too spicy? The pork too chewy? The cookies too soft?”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

While big galleries with big themes — sports, history, civic life — can feel full but thin, smaller galleries with multiple works by one artist are chewier.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Their dollars are flowing to niche names with more cultural cachet, from fancy new protein bars to chewier candy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025

Grandma was from Harbin, China and made dumplings in true northern Chinese style, with thicker, chewier skins.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2023

Mrs Cole said it took her 40 minutes to cook and was therefore tougher and chewier.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2023

It is chewier and has a more nut-like flavor.

From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Mitzi Perdue

The lobster is pleasantly oceanic-tasting and then, sadly, the chewiest I’ve ever encountered, chewing and chewing like a wad of seafood-flavored bubble gum.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

"Oh, I think this one is the chewiest," said my dad, waving around a chocolate chip.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2021

The chewiest, knottiest song here is the title track, which concludes the album, a six-minute meditation that feels designed, after a half-hour of reckoning, to be inconclusive.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2020

Mr. Lamar’s “good kid, m.A.A.d. city” is as much of a slog as any great album in recent memory and probably the chewiest major-label hip-hop album in more than a decade.

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2012



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