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Recent Examples of earthy Caffeine-free, earthy, with blue butterfly pea flowers, oat flowers and a pinch of ginger. Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025 By midweek, the Moon enters Taurus (Wednesday through Friday), and the vibe shifts from fiery action to earthy grounding. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Sep. 2025 Her earthy, extroverted manner contrasts with the more reserved, standoffish Starmer, a former human rights lawyer. Max Foster, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025 According to the Courier Journal, Martin too the unusual step of aging Louisville tap water in Angel’s Envy rye whiskey barrels for ten months, and then used that to proof the whiskey down yielding 7,200 bottles with notes of pepper, herbs, and earthy spice on the palate. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for earthy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthy
Adjective
  • Robbie invites Peach Boy to close his eyes and imagine white sandy beaches, a big blue ocean, and beautiful women asking to dance with him.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The net was pulled along the sandy bottom, running over rocks jutting out from the soft seafloor.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Together, these stages offer a pragmatic way to close the velocity gap between development and production.
    Ronak Desai, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • David Ryder | Reuters Performative or pragmatic?
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Nearly 3,000 Amazon shoppers gave the candle trio a five-star rating for their adjustable brightness, realistic flickering features, and neutral colors.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Unless more Democrats start being realistic, many more innocent people will unfortunately continue to suffer.
    Christopher Tremoglie, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • On a recent morning, sweaty workers unloaded cargo boats by hand, carrying crates of beer, sacks of rice, and bags of flour on their shoulders 100 yards up the muddy riverbank to trucks waiting on the wharf.
    John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In 1943, when the Mississippi tore away from its banks and charted a fierce and muddy course across America’s central farmlands, Gerard’s grandfather, Harold Gerard, had already fled the waters once.
    Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Its early pilots include placing a humanoid in a car factory to fetch and carry parts, hinting at a practical path into routine industrial tasks.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Below, Forbes Human Resources Council members share practical strategies middle managers can use to strengthen relationships and create a more positive workplace culture.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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

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