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Adjective
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This popular meal features buttery soft steak and tender-crisp broccoli in a satiny, Asian-style sauce that's garlicky, sweet and sour.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
9 Oct. 2025 -
With no food, minimal shelter, and physical exhaustion setting in, the mood was sour.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In particular, the bacon bits were chilled and all stuck together in one big, congealed lump along the inside of the bowl.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But Afghan-Pakistan relations have soured amid an uptick in militant violence against Pakistan.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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And while the Colts had plenty of reason to celebrate after the game, those celebrations were soured by a terrible moment on the field.—
Anne Erickson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Grant’s eyelashes were noticeably accentuated and clumped together on the top and bottom using mascara only.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
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Bees and wasps flitted together on yellow flowers, and as the day wore on, gnats clumped in beams of sunshine to make a kind of haze.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The type of bacteria in fermented foods can also play a role.—
Allison Forsyth,
Health,
8 Oct. 2025
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Thatched roofs curve like waves over centuries-old hanok in Hahoe Folk Village—where earthen walls cradle courtyards perfumed with pine and fermented soy.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Still, the vibes in Buffalo remain rancid.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Or pursue the rancid criminal element across the galaxy as a bounty hunter, making your fortune by ruining bad guys' lives.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Peart is certainly not the only one to blame for Denver’s putrid offensive effort, which included a trio of three-and-outs and a safety — on Quinn Meinerz for holding in the end zone — among the team’s first four drives of the second half.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The 2024 draft class looks noticeably bad — not 2023 draft class putrid, but uninspiring as of now.—
Mike Kaye
October 1,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Her short hair was heavily gelled, giving it that high-gloss finish.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Curdled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curdled. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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