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as in sore
having or showing deep-seated resentment
there have been acrid relations between the two families ever since they fought over that strip of land
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as in satirical
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
Phillipa's acrid comments about the new employee's clothes were met by laughter from everyone at the lunch table
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Recent Examples of acrid
Namely, a harsh, acrid taste, and any kind of cloying sweetness.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2025
Bemused tourists attempt to shuffle through the acrid red and blue flare smoke.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
That day, the air in midtown Manhattan was choked with acrid wildfire smoke from Canada, and the sky was a macabre shade of orange.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Then, in June 2023, came the wildfire smoke from eastern Canada that filled our street with an acrid smell and our lungs with dangerous particulate matter.
—Mike Tidwell, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 May 2025
Bemused tourists attempt to shuffle through the acrid red and blue flare smoke.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 May 2025
That day, the air in midtown Manhattan was choked with acrid wildfire smoke from Canada, and the sky was a macabre shade of orange.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Then, in June 2023, came the wildfire smoke from eastern Canada that filled our street with an acrid smell and our lungs with dangerous particulate matter.
—Mike Tidwell, Baltimore Sun, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acrid
Adjective
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The spa menu boasts a long list of bodywork treatments options, including the fire & ice massage, which soothes sore muscles with a combination of hot stones and cooling recovery balm, facials and body scrubs using ingredients from the forest, and a fireside massage package for two.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Pairing cannabis with outdoor adventures not only amplifies your connection to the natural world but can also help with sore muscles, fatigue, and improving sleep in new environments.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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Pashinyan was the focus of protests last year by tens of thousands of demonstrators after Armenia agreed to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan and to normalize relations between the neighbors and bitter rivals.—
Avet Demourian,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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But the two mainstays of the game are far from bitter rivals.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 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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Republican lawmakers were also angry when the Southern Association warned that a 2021 presidential search at Florida State University may violate accrediting standards.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Many players, including some former Huskies, were drafted much higher and came off angry about dropping.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2025
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His father, observing his children’s unconventional career choices, eventually developed his own sarcastic advice for parents.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Idiotic rich boy Bertie Wooster gets himself into some kind of sticky situation with another rich idiot, and his quietly sarcastic, above-it-all, genius butler Jeeves inevitably gets him out of it.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Too often, leaders are stuck between moral maximalism and cynical cost-cutting.—
HEC Paris Insights,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Mamdani proposes to pay for these splendid gifts to the city’s voters by raising taxes even further on the city’s top income earners, in the cynical belief that those who make up his tax base are stuck there, cannot flee, and are thus cows to be helplessly milked.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 June 2025
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The finish is bright, pleasantly acidic, and long lasting.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
12 June 2025
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The finished dish is bright, acidic, and perfectly seasoned.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 June 2025
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Two years ago, the Lightning decided not to engage Stamkos in such talks, which resulted in an awkward final year of the captain’s contract and an acrimonious split last offseason.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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The departure followed billionaire advisor Elon Musk's acrimonious split from Trump over cutting government spending.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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“Acrid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acrid. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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