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Recent Examples of earthiness
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.
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Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Beans add earthiness, which can work wonderfully with Tempranillo or medium-bodied reds.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025
Beans add earthiness, which can work wonderfully with Tempranillo or medium-bodied reds.
—Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthiness
Noun
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And while most people agree that red-eye gravy needs no seasoning beyond the country ham’s saltiness, some cooks add pinches of sugar and/or cayenne.—
Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
7 Sep. 2025
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Medium-bodied with good weight on the palate, lively acidity and a finish with excellent persistence and the textbook saltiness of this grape.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The coarseness of your grounds is determined by the width of the space between the two grinding burrs.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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In particular, there’s a stunning coarseness and ugliness in the Republican Party today.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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Although Günther Groissböck cleaned up better than the usual Ochs, his portrayal lacked nothing for crudity.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
30 Mar. 2023
Noun
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The sour stench of the carcasses was a vulgarity almost too great to bear.—
Nathaniel Rich,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Action rocks as Season 2 leans more into DCU absurdity and vulgarity.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Claud has two convictions for indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 years of age and one conviction for open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Let stand for 1 or 2 minutes; skim off any foamy impurities with a tablespoon.—
Faye Levy,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Uses include detecting illness in humans in healthcare settings, boosting safety in factories, and improving chip yields in semiconductor fabs, where the slightest impurities can ruin millions of dollars of expensive processors.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Earthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthiness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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