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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
Surrounded by both riverine and marine waters, the island supports an extensive internal river network and predominantly brackish water systems — a mixing zone where freshwater meets salt water.
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Its predominantly brackish water systems — a blend of fresh and saltwater — create conditions that support high biodiversity and diverse aquatic ecosystems.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Just beyond that sits 200 acres of brackish water that makes up Chilmark Pond.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Prawns typically inhabit freshwater or brackish water, possess claws on three pairs of legs, and have straight bodies because of their overlapping shell segments.
—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
Its predominantly brackish water systems — a blend of fresh and saltwater — create conditions that support high biodiversity and diverse aquatic ecosystems.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Just beyond that sits 200 acres of brackish water that makes up Chilmark Pond.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Prawns typically inhabit freshwater or brackish water, possess claws on three pairs of legs, and have straight bodies because of their overlapping shell segments.
—Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackish
Adjective
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All those unappetizing items go in your brown yard waste cart, not the black trash cart or the blue recycle cart.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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Hook explains that for natural rind cheese, the impacts of plastic are just as unappetizing.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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Why Baking Soda Works on Weeds The reason baking soda is effective in killing weeds is that one of its major ingredients is salt.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
17 May 2026
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Star jasmine is moderately salt tolerant but not cold hardy.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Planing peppermint plants, garlic, and bright florals like daffodils and marigolds are options to keep squirrels away from their bright colors and unpalatable taste and odor.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
28 May 2026
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Allowing Iran to continue to control the crucial waterway is likely to be highly unpalatable to Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Princeton University—to prototype string crystallization technology to produce lithium concentrates from various types of saline water at a rate of 200 gallons daily.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The organic vineyards stretch across three distinct plains of the island, producing the pale, saline rosés and whites that Provence does better than anywhere.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
Adjective
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How’s a Machiavelli in Manolo Blahniks expected to properly dictate taste in this kind of distasteful environment?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ornamental onions, chives, and spring onions produce a scent and flavor that squirrels find distasteful.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The two Democrats have frequently tussled for moral high ground over their connections to industries that voters might see as unsavory.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
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In the show, as in life, such unsavory impulses extend not just to the staff but to the user base.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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His slugging percentage is horrible.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Some of it had to do with horrible tragedy, some because hopefuls could not see the math working out for them.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Flu season may be mostly behind us, but a nasty, highly contagious stomach bug is rising.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Rhaenyra is suddenly dealing with internal criticism, possible rebellions, subjects spray-painting nasty stuff on the walls and self-doubt.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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“Brackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackish. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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