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as in unappetizing
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
the office coffee is often some brackish brew that's been sitting around for a couple of hours
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Recent Examples of brackish
Vibrio vulnificus Vibrio are bacteria that live in salt water and brackish water.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
These potentially deadly bacteria are naturally found and thrive in coastal waters during the warmer months, especially in brackish waters, where fresh water meets the sea, according to the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The Indian River Lagoon, a long braid of brackish mangroves and shifting islands, runs along Florida’s Atlantic coast.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
The reptiles like to dwell near rivers, springs, and brackish marshes.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
These potentially deadly bacteria are naturally found and thrive in coastal waters during the warmer months, especially in brackish waters, where fresh water meets the sea, according to the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
The Indian River Lagoon, a long braid of brackish mangroves and shifting islands, runs along Florida’s Atlantic coast.
—Lois Parshley, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2025
The reptiles like to dwell near rivers, springs, and brackish marshes.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackish
Adjective
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Among the all-natural brands, the color might seem anathema, even unappetizing.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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Analysts have warned that political polarization and unappetizing electoral options for voters may well yield a fractured vote.—
Vasuki Shastry,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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Star jasmine is moderately salt tolerant but not cold hardy.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
22 Sep. 2025
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The only edible thing in that Airbnb is salt.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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The unpalatable alternative for Macron would be dissolving parliament again, ceding to pressure from the far right in particular for another unscheduled cycle of legislative elections.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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The idea that, in the wake of this, Modi was going to acknowledge that a third party essentially had a role in bringing this conflict to an end was just politically unpalatable.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Natron bubbling out of pale saline lakes in the Wadi Natron (west of the Nile) was used in making the blue glaze faience for amulets such as Taweret’s and the scarab beetles such as those produced in a delta factory.—
Vanessa Taylor,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Durability tests further demonstrated stable operation over two weeks in highly concentrated saline solutions with 20% salt content, exceeding the salinity of normal seawater, reported Techxplore.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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But Republicans were determined to use the revenue produced by a cap to pay for marginal rate cuts that Democrats found distasteful.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The artwork — a graphic close-up shot of a tiny American flag bikini on a woman’s pelvic area — was considered so distasteful by some that chain stores like Walmart and Kmart banned it at the time.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While that might be great for the profitability in real estate, in consumer goods and apparel, that’s horrible.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the past, the Soviet Union had a horrible impact on Georgian wine.—
Jessica Jungbauer,
Vogue,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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So are tax rebates just mutually beneficial business deals, unsavory kickbacks or legal extortion?—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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So are tax rebates just mutually beneficial business deals, unsavory kickbacks or legal extortion?—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Much like how Hailey and Justin Bieber dress, there is something charming about opposing couple style, and allowing each other to follow their individual tastes and passions, without blending into one bland unit.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
5 Oct. 2025
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Jiang and his colleagues complain over video chat about their bland meals, but the people who produce, prepare and deliver the food remain invisible.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Brackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackish. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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