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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 Instead, Deborah’s late-night show saves itself by focusing on dishy interview segments and booking guests Deborah has chemistry with rather than prioritizing boring movie stars with new movies to promote. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 May 2025 And his tales are just as dishy as the plates at Pastis. Meg Zukin, Time, 5 May 2025 Her book includes some dishy name-dropping too, from Tom Cruise to Marilyn Monroe. Liz McNeil, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Image Once More With Feeling By Elissa Sussman Deliciously dishy, this celeb romance could have been ripped from the pages of a 2006 tabloid (in a good way). Tia Williams, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dishy
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Adjective
  • Despite these demands, and despite the colloquial title of elite firefighter, hotshots weren’t officially categorized as firefighters until the summer of 2022.
    River Selby August 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Gilbert’s colloquial style, once a source of great pleasure, has tipped into new territory—an ingenuousness that blends guru and disciple, mother and child.
    Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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  • Known for its sexy, subversive storylines and dialogue, the movie was a standout among the teen comedies and dramas of the '90s, many of which were based on literary works.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Under Zlotowski’s guidance, A Private Life caroms from sexy romantic comedy to Hitchcockian mystery to zany amateur-sleuth caper, with Freudian psychology always lurking beneath.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Starring Parker alongside Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon as a quartet of gossipy New York City friends, the show garnered over fifty Primetime Emmy Nominations across its six seasons.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
  • LuPone is refreshingly gossipy in public in a way that’s largely died in our fearful-of-repercussions, fearful-of-retweets internet age.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 May 2025
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  • While cruise line operators are enjoying a surge in popularity after the pandemic badly battered the industry—and Carnival itself reported an all-time high of $25 billion in annual revenue in 2024—investments in AI and other technologies could make travel by ship even more desirable.
    John Kell, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • In Mexico, English and Spanish are desirable; in Canada, French is considered an asset.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Use hot sausage or chicken sausage for a different flavor profile.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The semiconductor firm, whose AI chips have been a hot item for those involved in the artificial intelligence world, has been considered the number one among tech analysts and investors.
    John Navin, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Dishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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