as in sour
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to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s
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Adjective
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Flavors include sour red cherries and black pepper.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025 -
However, research into the health benefits of the tart – also known as the sour, dwarf and, in the US, the Montmorency – cherry has produced some interesting results that warrant a closer look.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
11 May 2025
Verb
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The incident was caught on video, making waves online and on local TV news, and provoked an outcry from fellow residents.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
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His 1954 run for governor in Connecticut provoked questions about whether the state was ready for a Jewish governor.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Davis was hardly the first to succumb to the lure of the corpse flower (not to be confused with Amorphophallus titanum, which has a giant phallic protrusion and also happens to smell like rancid meat and bear the nickname corpse flower).—
Hillary Rosner,
Discover Magazine,
10 Dec. 2013
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This research extends to the effects of pH and cooking temperature on meaty and species flavor, sweetness, barnyard, and rancid flavor in sheep-meat.—
ncbi rofl,
Discover Magazine,
3 Dec. 2010
Verb
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He was born and raised in southeast Missouri.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2025
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To this day, Penn State fans recall Golden with his arms raised in front of a stunned crowd at Notre Dame Stadium.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Vogue Ukraine has always supported and promoted young national talents.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2025
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Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Two of the city’s most prominent sports decision-makers, trying to tug their Broncos to the same heights these Nuggets have reached in recent years, were treated to some of the most putrid basketball anyone inside Ball Arena could’ve possibly imagined.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
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The Wolves scored just 88 points to open the Western Conference semifinals, just 31 in a putrid first-half showing.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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The nation's top health advisor spent time with his grandchildren on Mother's Day in a contaminated Maryland creek, according to photos shared on his social media.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Mostly encountered in developing countries with poor water sanitation, the shape-shifting amoeba typically enters a person's colon after ingesting contaminated food or water.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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According to the company, 99.5% of the tainted butter was recovered before reaching consumers.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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One new initiative the researchers have undertaken is to focus on items in the collection with histories that include some contact with tainted dealers.—
Graham Bowley,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Fermented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fermented. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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