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as in acid
causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids
the acidic flavor of lemon goes nicely with broiled fish
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as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
her often acidic reviews have ruffled more than a few toques in the restaurant kitchens of New York
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Recent Examples of acidic
The traditionally Mexican distillate is derived from the agave plant, often using methods that have been honed across generations, with varieties that impart flavors ranging from smoky to earthy and acidic.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Conditions Triggered by Acidic Food Several conditions can be triggered by acidic foods.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Other helpful adaptations include a featherless head to stay clean during feeding and a highly acidic digestive system to kill harmful bacteria.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Rats, too, dislike the acidic odor in vinegar, and ammonia smells similar to predator urine, which can scare them away.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Conditions Triggered by Acidic Food Several conditions can be triggered by acidic foods.
—Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Other helpful adaptations include a featherless head to stay clean during feeding and a highly acidic digestive system to kill harmful bacteria.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
Rats, too, dislike the acidic odor in vinegar, and ammonia smells similar to predator urine, which can scare them away.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
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Faisal Halim, who plays as a winger for the national team and Malaysian club Selangor, was hospitalized with fourth-degree burns following an acid attack by two assailants at a shopping mall on Sunday.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
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Fluoride also replaces minerals lost from teeth due to acid breakdown, according to the agency.Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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The comment quickly spread like wildfire online, causing much confusion about if his comment was sarcastic or a dig at the country crooner.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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While the main cast all reprised their roles, Rapp’s Leighton Murray, the ultra-wealthy, sarcastic sorority girl whose journey of self-discovery was central to the first two seasons, is bidding her farewell.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Interesting counterpart to sweet and sour dishes on the table.Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Lunch, which begins at 11 a.m., will have a more traditional holiday fare including turkey roast or hot & sour tofu with sides like mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, cranberry sauce, turkey gravy and dinner rolls.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Mann at his most satiric has Settembrini contributing an essay to a multivolume project whose purpose is to end suffering.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Others are satiric vignettes—pointed takedowns of sham humanitarians, sham foreign journalists, sham white saviors and their sham schemes to save the continent—whose villains can read more like stock inventions than like surprising ones.Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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The doll’s custom packaging showcases illustrations of Karol G in the iconic Bratz style, complete with an iridescent barbed wire display.Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2024
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Prior to the opening of the trail, the site of the northern headquarters of the 40,000-acre cattle ranch operation was little more than a few acres of nameless bullet-riddled stuff wrapped in a tangle of barbed wire.Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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The research team is testing how the nuclear containment materials react to corrosive materials over time.April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, critics in my position continue to argue that our role is to safeguard the integrity of the text from the corrosive effects of moral or political absolutes.Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
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There is one reason for hope despite their caustic rhetoric: during the Progressive Era, the quest for government by experts came from the business world.Laura Ellyn Smith / Made by History, TIME, 3 Dec. 2024
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Your brother-in-law’s hospitality is a fine gesture that gets completely ruined by his caustic behavior.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Acidic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acidic. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.
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