earthiness

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Recent Examples of earthiness Black cherries exploded with Toro’s wild earthiness—powerful yet poised and opulent. Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Among the list of ingredients, cremini mushrooms add an earthiness, dry red wine deepens flavor and adds a touch of acidity, Worcestershire sauce boosts the meaty and savory taste, and Dijon mustard adds a touch of tanginess. Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025 In the heart, the aged oud takes place alongside licorice and patchouli, adding both spice and earthiness while allowing the wood’s creamy roundness to shine. Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthiness
Noun
  • Again, the wine’s sweetness and acidity combined with the saltiness and tanginess of the cheese are a match made in foodie heaven.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Mix soy sauce with sweet ingredients like honey and brown sugar to decrease the perception of saltiness.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What Happens Next The conversation surrounding Kirk's killing, political violence and the broadness of free speech remains ongoing as lawmakers, government officials, the media and the general public continue to discuss last week's events and possible future consequences.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the heavy central theme of chronic illness, there’s a delicious bawdiness to Will There Ever Be Another You, a vulgar juvenilia evoking graffiti-tag genitals or the ding dong ditch scene from Billy Madison.
    Eric Olson September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • An alkaline compound, baking soda is a non-toxic cleaner with a coarseness that works wonders for scrubbing grime, removing difficult stains, and deodorizing stinky odors.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The coarseness of your grounds is determined by the width of the space between the two grinding burrs.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But Shelly will still go on about the crudity of newer shows in town, insisting that Razzle Dazzle has an elegant French tone.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Although Günther Groissböck cleaned up better than the usual Ochs, his portrayal lacked nothing for crudity.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
Noun
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Songs marked explicit mean their lyrics include swear words or other vulgarities.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The presence of these planes flying close to our Caribbean Sea is a vulgarity, a provocation, a threat to the security of the nation.
    John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Over-Nite Sensation is a triumph: a concentrated digest from perhaps the most popular stretch of his career, and a freeze-frame of his compositional flowering and ingenious lyrical ribaldry.
    Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Finding liberty in punk artistry, Dury updated the tradition of British music-hall ribaldry and rude folk humor.
    Armond White, National Review, 3 Aug. 2022

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“Earthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthiness. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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