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 acidity of the tomatoes helps cut through the richness of the dressing.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2025
The latter holds the undisputed crown and tends to be used in dry and steely wines, although even those with a little sweetness still have enough acidity to get your pulse racing.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Full-bodied with very good acidity, notable harmony and significant typicity.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
After years of research and tasting hundreds of samples around the world, the brand partnered with a winemaker from Australia to create a Pinot Noir with notes of red berries, clove, and balanced acidity.
—Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2025
The latter holds the undisputed crown and tends to be used in dry and steely wines, although even those with a little sweetness still have enough acidity to get your pulse racing.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
Full-bodied with very good acidity, notable harmony and significant typicity.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
After years of research and tasting hundreds of samples around the world, the brand partnered with a winemaker from Australia to create a Pinot Noir with notes of red berries, clove, and balanced acidity.
—Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acidity
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More: Climate risk will take trillion-dollar bite out of America's real estate, report finds What are the origins of Earth Day?—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System relied on contractors reviewing thousands of ER records and categorizing them by cause, including motor vehicle accidents, adverse drug events, firearms, drownings, poisoning, dog bites.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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First, because our common narrative framework depends on the past, many people still consider warming through a speculative lens, failing to recognize the severity, and urgency, of superstorms and sea-level rise.—
Heather Hansman,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2025
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Common cold symptoms: Vitamin C can help reduce the duration of the common cold and reduce the severity of its symptoms.—
Sara Hoffman, PharmD,
Verywell Health,
21 Apr. 2025
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Beane took three cornerbacks, two defensive tackles and edge rusher Landon Jackson.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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For Her fragrance by Rodriguez, with a more sensual edge.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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Questions were raised over Putin’s motives in calling the brief halt to hostilities, which came just after the Trump administration threatened to abandon peace efforts without tangible signs of progress.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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When expectant fathers face hostility or subtle exclusion at work, the consequences can extend beyond their own careers.—
Kim Elsesser,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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He was released from the hospital on Wednesday after being monitored for three days to ensure no bile was leaking into the bloodstream.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Her symptoms include vomiting up clots of hair, bile and sewing pins; making scary pronouncements in a guttural voice that is not her own; and being unusually attractive to wasps, whose carcasses litter her bedclothes.—
Sarah Lyall,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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In Canada, modest supply management policies keep farmgate and farmer pay prices higher, while disincentivizing the buildout of fast-paced, crowded and large scale production facilities at the heart of avian flu virulence.—
Errol Schweizer,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Everything about the movement surprised political observers: its virulence, its magnitude, its provincial origins, its apparent lack of structure and leadership, and its adamant refusal to be co-opted by existing political parties and unions.—
Arthur Goldhammer,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2018
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“Acidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acidity. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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