tender
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Start with fully hard-boiled eggs: whites set, yolks cooked through but still tender.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
They moved on to a client tender and she was scribbling notes.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026
In his nuanced interpretation, Biff’s initial embarrassment at his father’s wandering mind turns to a tender and then fiery compassion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
It is described as a "tender comedy" centred on an "unlikely friendship" and the "challenges and rewards" of relationships for people in their 50s and 60s.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
A slender sapling followed his fingers, unfurling its tender buds and shoots up.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Vocabulary lists containing tender
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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