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as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
twice a week he churns out a dishy column on the latest tidings from Tinseltown
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Recent Examples of dishy
McPherson has an appealingly frank and dishy manner.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
All That Glitters, his accounting of Inigo Philbrick’s bad art friendship and even worse art fraud, is dishy and vulnerable and propulsive.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 22 May 2024
The filmmaker’s dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The filmmaker’s dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
All That Glitters, his accounting of Inigo Philbrick’s bad art friendship and even worse art fraud, is dishy and vulnerable and propulsive.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 22 May 2024
The filmmaker’s dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The filmmaker’s dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishy
Adjective
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Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This suit manages to keep you covered from top to bottom to backside while still being on-trend with today’s sexier one-pieces.—
Kristin Corpuz,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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The inclusion of her father and a compelling love interest, though, add a new dimension to the woman who once arranged student files by sexiest dads.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This includes a lawyer, who will reply to social messages and even gossipy chitchat from their work account.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Duvall, who won the Best Actress prize at the Cannes Film Festival, improvised much of her gossipy dialogue.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
19 July 2024
Adjective
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Sometimes, the larvae would chew these body parts into more desirable sizes.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025
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No major surgery required, but one new face is desirable.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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South Florida: While the region is expected to experience another hot and dry day besides a few stray late afternoon showers, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. April 29.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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In cities that have an uneven distribution of foliage, neighborhoods featuring more greenery can offer a relative cooling effect, enabling residents to better withstand dangerously hot summers.—
Henna Hundal,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Dishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishy. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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