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as in lusciousness
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as in joy
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Recent Examples of ambrosia
Walking through the West Village on a sunny spring day is pure ambrosia.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
As a twist on a traditional ambrosia salad, this colorful punch brings in all the same flavors with orange juice, pineapple juice, coconut water, and maraschino cherries, plus more citrus and mint to garnish.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
There is no ambrosia here, just bad coffee.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
As a twist on a traditional ambrosia salad, this colorful punch brings in all the same flavors with orange juice, pineapple juice, coconut water, and maraschino cherries, plus more citrus and mint to garnish.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
There is no ambrosia here, just bad coffee.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambrosia
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At least there’s Huppert in gloriously aloof form, plus the overripe lusciousness of Martin Gschlacht’s cinematography; with an edible and/or a cocktail or three, that might be enough.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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White Wine Grape Glossary Grenache Blanc An ample, full-bodied white that along with Roussanne personifies the power and lusciousness of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and other Rhône white blends, but also the Spanish white Rioja.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Nov. 2025
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More than 200 trees are just days away from full blossoms, providing more joy for Gipson and anyone who appreciates poetry in motion.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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This may be the quietest song on our list, but the acoustic guitars and breathy vocal evince quiet joy and more than a bit of sexiness.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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If perfumes that smell like beachy days, warm sun, and vanilla ice cream are up your alley, Sunlit Vanilla Eau de Parfum is available at Sephora for $30.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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The sweet story Chocolate perfumes the air around Calle Fortaleza and Calle San José in Old San Juan as Blessie Casul prepares mocha coffee after mocha coffee out of her popular chocolaterie, Ferangi Chocolat.—
Sandra Guzman,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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That’s been manna for weapons makers around the world, delivering massive share gains to Rheinmetall AG, Northrop Grumman Corp. and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. Big profits are expected, and they’ll be needed to justify valuations that have started to look stretched.—
Sagarika Jaisinghani,
Bloomberg,
17 Jan. 2026
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And for any kid looking for beats to sample, those Brown-Stubblefield LPs and 45s were manna.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Nov. 2025
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Now, the retailer's area has better signage and is situated with the rest of the beauty products and fragrances, leading sales to jump 40% between 2023 and 2024 at NEX Oceana.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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The syringa is nicknamed mock orange because the sweet fragrance of its white flowers are similar to the scent of orange blossoms.—
Bruce Whiting,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Apr. 2026
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The miles of sedge and duvet-thick moss formed the basis of a feast for seasonal caribou, grizzlies, muskox, and roughly 200 bird species.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Thanksgiving 2022, as the family was enjoying their holiday feast, Matthew noticed that Harold all of a sudden looked distressed.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Their flowers in pale pink or white are an afterthought to the plethora of scents – peppermint, lemon, chocolate, nutmeg, apple, ginger, apricot, attar of roses, and cinnamon, among others – that their leaves transmit upon being rubbed or crushed.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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Take the attar trail in the town of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, famous for the distilling of scents.—
Condé Nast Traveller,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2025
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Grab any chance to travel for pleasure or talk to people from other cultures.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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How can a novelist address our current moment without sacrificing the pleasures of fiction?—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Ambrosia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambrosia. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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