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Recent Examples of astringent
But her private letters to her sister Cassandra show a sharper and more astringent person, someone whose cruelty and bitterness were redeemed only by her jokes.
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Lucy Worsley
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Tasting Notes: Quite similar conceptually to the other cheese-on-a-stick entry, but this product had a darker color, a more intact cheese interior and a stronger astringent undertone, suggesting a hot quick-and-dirty frying technique.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 26 Aug. 2025
Gone are the days when instant was synonymous with weak coffee, bitter and astringent, and mainly made with Robusta beans instead of the preferred arabica.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
The finish is increasingly tannic—though not drying or overly astringent—with pleasant, lingering notes of mint chocolate (or peppermint-spiced hot chocolate), sniderdoodles, and herbal syrup.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Lucy Worsley
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Tasting Notes: Quite similar conceptually to the other cheese-on-a-stick entry, but this product had a darker color, a more intact cheese interior and a stronger astringent undertone, suggesting a hot quick-and-dirty frying technique.
—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 26 Aug. 2025
Gone are the days when instant was synonymous with weak coffee, bitter and astringent, and mainly made with Robusta beans instead of the preferred arabica.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2025
The finish is increasingly tannic—though not drying or overly astringent—with pleasant, lingering notes of mint chocolate (or peppermint-spiced hot chocolate), sniderdoodles, and herbal syrup.
—David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for astringent
Adjective
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As the base for a marinade and grilling sauce, passion fruit's puckery tartness—think mango and pineapple with a slightly sour kick—is an ideal complement to rich, buttery shellfish.—
Sheena Chihak,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Nov. 2022
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Their recipe combines silky texture, puckery tartness and richness (courtesy of olive oil) in every bite.—
Ben MimsCooking Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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Best said that raw purees of garlic, onion, and ginger are spicy and pungent.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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To be going home to Sunday dinner at one o’clock, sweat socks pungent from twenty-one innings of softball, underwear athletically gamy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Expect more packages of tangy gummies, riding off a meteoric high last year.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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This deliciously easy cream cheese frosting comes together in minutes and will add that signature sweet, tangy flavor to your favorite carrot cake recipe, pumpkin bread, or brownies.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Winter Spiced Cranberry takes the classic lemon-lime flavor for which Sprite is known and loved and adds a touch of warming spices along with a just a hint of zingy cranberry flavor.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ginger apple rye scones from Poppy Bakery Made with apple chunks, fresh ginger, crystallized ginger and locally sourced Meadowlark Organics Flour, these scones will give you the perfect zingy sweetness that embodies the feeling of a crisp fall day.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The clothes were superb, peerlessly realized and immediately desirable; sometimes young and zesty, but most often the pinnacle of adult sophistication.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Together the flavor is muddled, slightly discordant, but alone the Irish whiskey gets to sing, its apples and pears and slight malt and gentle touch a perfect foil to the zesty front palate of the lemon and the deep finish of the almonds.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Astringent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/astringent. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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