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doughy

[doh-ee] / ˈdoʊ i /














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The mochi balls of doughy rice filled with ice-cream exploded on TikTok, but its apparent overnight success was more than a decade in the making.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

I called Barcelona home for a spell, and I feel the draw to cap this visit by seeing an old doughy friend.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2026

A doughy Pacoima gang member nicknamed “Beast,” he lived with his girlfriend and had to ask to borrow her Honda Civic, Vinton testified.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2025

He often presents himself in close-up so his doughy features seem warmly welcoming.

From New York Times Jan. 19, 2024

Sheryl and I have a thick square stack of doughy wrappers, plus bowls of meat-and-veggie filling.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

Papo’s is part of a wave of new shops in Britain selling New York-style bagels, distinct for being bigger, doughier and more heavily seasoned than their London counterparts.

From New York Times Mar. 8, 2024

Think of it as a cross between orecchiette and gnocchi, as it's slightly doughier than many other rolled pastas.

From Salon Jan. 22, 2022

The older man was doughier and less healthy-looking than he appeared in photographs, Harris told me, but he had little doubt as to his identity.

From The Guardian Feb. 15, 2018

These different homemade mixtures exhibit different behaviors: a doughier slime will shrink back on itself, only fleetingly changed by the probe of a finger.

From The New Yorker May 17, 2017

But what about the brilliant millennial marketing team at the slightly doughier, self-proclaimed "third-largest," international pizza chain Papa John’s?

From The Verge Aug. 30, 2016




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