starchy
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Because they are dense and starchy, eating large amounts can slow the rate at which the stomach empties, a condition known as gastroparesis, or in rare situations, cause a complete blockage.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 1, 2026
Andrew says the "worst offenders" include cereal, scrambled eggs, or starchy food with protein-heavy residues.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Mr. Dowling is a discerning and sympathetic, if occasionally starchy, guide through Shepard’s oeuvre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Sondergard demonstrated a sense of grandeur, sometimes shattering, other times starchy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
Around her waist bloomed one of those starchy pink ballerina skirts.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
Firms also want to be able to tailor crops more precisely: producing starchier potatoes for crisp-makers, or protein-rich peas that do not taste like peas for use as a meat substitute.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2023
It’s even possible to make tostones de guineo, the twice-fried snack, and bolitas, a dumpling for soup — both of these are usually made with the starchier green plantain.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
I don’t refry them for as long as I normally would because I like them moist, and vaqueros are starchier than black beans.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2014
Along with Momofuku, these new eateries established a contemporary fusion based on flavor and sass—one that was decidedly greasier and starchier than its white-linen ancestor.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2012
The less water, the starchier the water — and the starchier the water, the better your still-dripping pasta will taste once it meets up with your sauce.
From Time ● Jun. 29, 2010
If enough top talent is willing to trade the prestige of Goldman for the flexibility of Citigroup, even the starchiest banks may have to relax a bit.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2021
He appears to be greeted as a hero, or at least a celebrity, passing "crowded porches" and children "washed and dressed in their best and starchiest clothes, hairs bursting with ribbons."
From US News ● Nov. 6, 2014
He appears to be greeted as a hero, or at least a celebrity, passing “crowded porches” and children “washed and dressed in their best and starchiest clothes, hairs bursting with ribbons.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2014
Some conceal this impulse better than others, but not even the starchiest Brooks character can long resist the lure of a cane, a top hat and an up-tempo riff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2014
When you sit down you can look out between the starchiest of starchy curtains into the yard, where there is an innumerable busy flock of chickens.
From Adventures in Friendship by David Grayson
