1
as in bitterness
a harsh or sharp quality
detected a certain acidity in the way he responded
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2
as in severity
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
the acidity of their relationship was well known to their mutual acquaintances
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Recent Examples of acidity
The ceviches arrive with balanced acidity, while the extensive pisco program features classic and house variations.
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Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
However, the Cheyava Falls rock shows no signs that it’s been exposed to the high heat or acidity usually required for greigite and vivianite to form nonbiologically.
—Amy J. Williams, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Calcium carbonate relies on the acidity of stomach acid for absorption.
—Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2025
As the seas warm, researchers have found that sound carries farther, and that rising acidity alters the very chemistry of how vibrations move through saltwater, reshaping the pathways of song and echo.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
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Katharina Kotrba, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
However, the Cheyava Falls rock shows no signs that it’s been exposed to the high heat or acidity usually required for greigite and vivianite to form nonbiologically.
—Amy J. Williams, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Calcium carbonate relies on the acidity of stomach acid for absorption.
—Jennifer Lefton, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2025
As the seas warm, researchers have found that sound carries farther, and that rising acidity alters the very chemistry of how vibrations move through saltwater, reshaping the pathways of song and echo.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acidity
Noun
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The examples of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, where life after revolution is replete with bitterness and recrimination, are profoundly discouraging.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Blessed with tender skins and jammy interiors, fresh figs can offset the tang of tomatoes and bitterness of salad greens.—
Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Vrabel downplayed the severity of the injury.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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Its severity varies depending on the strain and species that is infected.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The rodents rarely carry rabies, though squirrel bites have been linked to the transmission of certain diseases to humans.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Mosquito bites can cause a range of reactions, from mild redness and itching to blisters and bruise-like dark spots, depending on the person’s sensitivity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The fear of a man with a single foot over a cliff edge.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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The Lexington community, still reeling from a 5-year-old’s death in a home explosion five months ago, is on edge after gas lines continue to get hit by companies installing fiber optic cables.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For example, in a fiery defense of federal aid to the citizens of Alabama and Georgia devastated by recent Native American hostilities, Adams invoked Congress’s war powers, while calling attention to a deeper hypocrisy.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even countries like Iran, which have long used the Palestinian cause as a pretext for hostility, would now face a diplomatic reckoning.—
Faisal J. Abbas,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your Digestive Health Improves Olive oil helps stimulate the digestive system by increasing bile production.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
23 Sep. 2025
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The use of turmeric is also not recommended for people with gallstones or blocked bile ducts.12 Drug Interactions Turmeric can affect the way some medications work.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While VUMs require more testing to establish their true risks to public health, VOIs are explicitly confirmed to have genetic changes that affect virus characteristics like transmissibility and virulence.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
9 June 2025
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The diminished virulence that the pathogen evolved in response to more of its hosts dying potentially caused these earlier plague pandemics to fizzle out.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 May 2025
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These are balanced by the crisp tartness of green apples, adding a refreshing contrast.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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Get the recipe > Pomegranate seeds add pops of tartness to this sautéed corn and crunchy cuke combo.—
SAVEUR Editors,
Saveur,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Acidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acidity. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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