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as in acidic
causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids
an acid-tasting medicine
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as in angry
having or showing a habitually bad temper
with her acid personality, my aunt could be relied upon to bring some much-needed balance to the holiday gush
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as in satirical
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
a cultural gadfly known for an acid tongue that spares no one
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Recent Examples of acid
Early signs of stomach cancer include: Acid reflux that can’t be controlled with acid suppressing medications.
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Linda Carroll, NBC news, 3 May 2025
If acid soil-loving plants are not thriving, have the soil tested and amend the pH with elemental sulfur.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
For years, India had no dedicated laws addressing acid violence, leaving survivors isolated and facing overwhelming physical, emotional, and economic challenges.
—Iona Brannon, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025
Azaleas do like an acid soil and grow best when the soil acidity is in the pH range of 4.5 to 5.5.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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Linda Carroll, NBC news, 3 May 2025
If acid soil-loving plants are not thriving, have the soil tested and amend the pH with elemental sulfur.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
For years, India had no dedicated laws addressing acid violence, leaving survivors isolated and facing overwhelming physical, emotional, and economic challenges.
—Iona Brannon, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025
Azaleas do like an acid soil and grow best when the soil acidity is in the pH range of 4.5 to 5.5.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acid
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Full sun, cool temperatures, and slightly acidic, fertile soil helps plants thrive.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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They’re housed in an acidic formulation, so as not to disturb the skin’s acid mantle (the outermost layer of the barrier), and deliver unmatched hydration and comfort to skin.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
4 Aug. 2025
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Freed of her caring duties, angry and uncertain about her future Karl gets on a Greyhound bus and heads to Las Vegas where Jean is working as a waitress at the El Cortez.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The family defended themselves against an angry mob of hundreds of people who surrounded the house, throwing rocks and threatening the family, Duggan said.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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SSRIs are linked to a condition called neonatal adaption syndrome, in which infants are born jittery, irritable and with abnormal muscle tone.—
Andrew Novick,
The Conversation,
31 July 2025
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Frequently, kids who suppress emotions at school come home irritable in a low-key fashion at home.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
29 July 2025
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This is the kind of sarcastic humor that keeps the mood light throughout the 162-game marathon.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
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This perky, self-aware, sarcastic and downright silly show caters to both the more traditional Goodspeed audiences.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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That continues when the matriarch finally passes away 20 years later, leaving equally bilious offspring Laras (Dinda Kanyadewi) in charge.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
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Even though his bloodwork looked normal six months previously, sudden onset or acute renal failure can happen in an old dog for no apparent reason other than age and result in bilious vomiting.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
8 June 2025
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The poem is part love quest, part account of Italy’s battles; in places profoundly serious, in places satiric.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
11 June 2025
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Neither damning nor satiric, W. is oddly wistful, almost regretful — rare sentiments in a Stone film.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
17 Feb. 2025
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Blood of My Blood doesn’t shy away from the violence and gore of this war — there is blood and guts and young men dying, there is poison gas and bodies on barbed wire.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Aug. 2025
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Panthers will be stymied by 28,000 feet of barbed wire fencing.—
Elise Bennett,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Aug. 2025
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And while there is enough splenetic wit and manic detail to generate obsessive fandom (entire sections of Web sites are dedicated to deciphering just what Kenny is mumbling), subjects like alien abduction, genetic engineering, and Kathie Lee are hardly original targets for satire.—
Chris Norris,
SPIN,
13 Aug. 2022
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Meanwhile, the commentator and controversialist Piers Morgan, an obsessively close observer and relentless critic of Meghan, inevitably waded in with his usual splenetic views.—
Sarah Lyall,
New York Times,
17 Sep. 2022
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“Acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acid. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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