chunky
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Make the filling: Pulse the cream cheese, Parmesan, giardiniera and herbs in a food processor until chunky and spreadable, not smooth.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Goodbye Nike NKE -2.89%decrease; down pointing triangle Air Jordans, hello Asics’s 7936 -1.42%decrease; down pointing triangle chunky dad sneakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The chunky metal box malfunctioned, initially leaving more than 100,000 people without power.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
I like my mash slightly chunky, with small bits of banana that add a nice chew to the oats.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
The wipers slapped faster, trying to keep up with the fat, chunky flakes bombarding the windshield.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Did “Étoile” scripts feel any bigger or chunkier than “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” or “Gilmore Girls”?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
If you'd rather a chunkier texture, though, then go for it.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2025
The stitches are bigger, so chunkier yarn is used, and this means blankets can be knitted more quickly than in traditional knitting.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
From others it seems an elegant high-tech cousin of the Transamerica Pyramid, the chunkier building across the bay.
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
Weight about equals that of robin, but the starling, with its short, drooping tail, is chunkier in appearance.
From Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes by Neltje Blanchan
Elliott Hill is trying to regain Nike’s NKE -1.29%decrease; red down pointing triangle lead in the innovation race—and its chunkiest running shoe ever may be the model for getting there, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
Cut a slice and cozy up under your chunkiest throw blanket.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2022
And Boris Johnson has used this occasion to make big changes to the cabinet - the most significant switch coming in one of the chunkiest jobs of all.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2021
“Grab a cable-knit scarf and your chunkiest sweater / ‘Cause the summer was dope, but the fall’s even better,” the “Money Good” artist mused in the video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2019
And right bang in the center is the chunkiest button of them: the home button, complete with the McLaren logo etched on the front.
From The Verge ● Dec. 29, 2017
