as in spicy
having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor
a tangy sauce with a strong aftertaste
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Recent Examples of tangy
Roasted peaches: Add peaches to your main dish (e.g., roasted chicken or sauteed tofu) for a tangy sweetness.
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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Compared to other average pickle jars, this flavor profile is unique with a balance of tangy vinegar, aromatic dill, and a hint of floral complexity from the rose petals.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2025
Its more robust character is balanced by tangy acidity, which perfectly complements its red berry fruit.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
This comforting chicken recipe can be made quickly in your Crockpot and offers a tangy, savory meal for dinner tonight.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
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Lauren O'Connor, Health, 11 Aug. 2025
Compared to other average pickle jars, this flavor profile is unique with a balance of tangy vinegar, aromatic dill, and a hint of floral complexity from the rose petals.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2025
Its more robust character is balanced by tangy acidity, which perfectly complements its red berry fruit.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
This comforting chicken recipe can be made quickly in your Crockpot and offers a tangy, savory meal for dinner tonight.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangy
Adjective
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But now this metropolis of some 2 million people has more and more options for later in the day, ranging from an intimate dining counter where a local chef nerds out about indigenous ingredients to a sleek izakaya bar where the city’s scene-seeking gastronomes gather for spicy tuna hand rolls.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Pepper jelly is the secret to perfectly caramelized pork chops packed with sweet and spicy flavor.—
Brennan Long,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Unrefined coconut oil has a more pungent coconut smell and flavor.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
11 Aug. 2025
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The cheekily coined Cadieux e Pepe, a nod to Detroit’s Cadieux Road, reimagines cacio e pepe in pizza form—chewy dough crowned with sharp Parmesan, pungent fresh garlic, and cracked black pepper.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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This leads us back to the Tall as a Tree and Twice as Shady, a drink on the opening menu of Three Dots and a Dash that’s as good an example as any of McGee’s tiki sensibilities—unexpected and delicious, creative and precise.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
23 Aug. 2025
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These copycat Auntie Anne’s style soft pretzels are fresh, buttery, and just as delicious—minus the mall lines.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Tangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangy. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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