tender
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You can totally zone out and let the composition’s tragic, tender and triumphant sounds take you on an emotional journey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Stone attracts a lot of attention for her tender age and lavishly produced content.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
When cooked, japonica rice typically becomes soft, tender, and slightly sticky.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
That wicket exposed the tender underbelly of Essex's batting and revived fears of a battle against relegation in the run-in to the Division One season.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But I’d seen how clever he was at pawing through the snow to the tender grass below.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Because they are made with un-hydrogenated fats that are liquid at room temperature, they have a moister, tenderer texture than butter cakes.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2021
But there have always been many Manets, and even the later, tenderer Manet coexists with an artist of deep political engagement and historical sweep.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2019
Out of the darkness of these ugly times, and the tenderer moments conjured in a family of seven children, Butterworth weaves an enthralling tapestry of melodrama, wryness and suspense.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2018
Make your chicken work for you Two big benefits of meat-pounding: tenderer, speedier meat.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2018
That a special exhortation should be given to those of tenderer years had been deliberately resolved upon.
From Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions
Just as importantly, Moore and Sabbat’s lovely performances slyly alter our impressions of those previous chapters, building to some of the tenderest moments of Jarmusch’s career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
Anthony's unexpected fling with Giuseppe is among the season's tenderest developments.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2023
For the tenderest texture, slice the steak thinly and against the grain.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
The tenderest and meatiest of all ribs are the baby back, which have nothing to do with babies, but everything to do with backs.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2022
The choicest potatoes, the tastiest morsel, the tenderest bit of whatever there is, that’s Madame’s motto.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing tender
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day
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Unit 1: Telling Details
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