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
Jasmine tempers the scent’s acidity and adds a luminous, lightly sweet finish.
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 June 2026
Sweeter Fruit Baking soda is an alkaline that helps lower soil acidity.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
The idea is that baking soda, which is naturally alkaline, can act as a soil amendment, raising the soil pH, which in turn reduces the acidity in the fruit itself, resulting in a sweeter harvest.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 30 May 2026
Stanfield said authorities were implementing a two-part plan to clear the ditches, involving pumping fresh water into the system to dilute the chemicals, and then flushing it out into the Columbia River once the PH, or acidity, is brought down to a safe level.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 June 2026
Sweeter Fruit Baking soda is an alkaline that helps lower soil acidity.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
The idea is that baking soda, which is naturally alkaline, can act as a soil amendment, raising the soil pH, which in turn reduces the acidity in the fruit itself, resulting in a sweeter harvest.
—Cori Sears, The Spruce, 30 May 2026
Stanfield said authorities were implementing a two-part plan to clear the ditches, involving pumping fresh water into the system to dilute the chemicals, and then flushing it out into the Columbia River once the PH, or acidity, is brought down to a safe level.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acidity
Noun
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Add the lime juice just before serving to preserve brightness and prevent bitterness.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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How did someone emerge from such darkness without becoming consumed by bitterness?—
Norman B. Gildin,
Sun Sentinel,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Jamie Lynn Spears is opening up about the severity of her daughter's 2017 near-fatal ATV accident.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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At the time, the severity of the ruling reflected the enormous scale of Lan’s fraud as well as efforts by authorities to restore investor trust.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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The brakes have an initial bite, but are satisfyingly firm.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 June 2026
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Before the development of effective antivenoms and modern critical care, bites from snakes with comparable venom profiles had much graver prognoses.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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This one would stop hostilities between the countries and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Beyond the price of specific things households need, an end to the hostilities will likely also mean that broad measures of inflation will come down.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
Noun
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Puff sleeves, a scalloped hem, lace trim, and eyelet detailing give this top a soft, feminine edge.—
Jill Layton,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Those include lung cancer, colorectal cancer, ovarian and endometrial cancers, and cholangiocarcinoma (a type of bile-duct cancer), according to Revolution Medicines.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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The liver has many functions including producing bile and various proteins, storage of energy, metabolizing nutrients, and, perhaps most significantly, filtering toxins and wastes from the body.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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Google also mentioned that the system could do more general hypothesizing that doesn’t involve drugs, using an example of the spread of virulence genes in bacteria.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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To predict how an outbreak will progress, epidemiologists often use stock-and-flow diagrams: illustrations featuring stocks of people (susceptible, infected, recovered, dead) and arrows showing flows between them based on factors such as exposure or virulence.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 Mar. 2026
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Sour Cherry Cotton Candy Customers say this sour cotton candy truly brings on the tartness.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
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Beyond its tartness, its specificity, and the sensuous, elliptical line work of its prose, the book serves as a vinegary corrective to the novel of nostalgic country-house girlhood.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
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“Acidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acidity. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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