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Recent Examples of fizz
Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
No one — well, no habitué — is surprised when a meal is interrupted by street musicians or others, hired by celebrants to add extra fizz to someone’s special occasion.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Per Sē contrasts the delightfully retro, lipstick-y aroma of orris butter with a fresh, fizzing swell of aldehydes, pink pepper, and bamboo.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Toward the end of 2026’s Sparkling Wine & Oyster Celebration, when the last oyster is gone and the sparkling wine has softened to its final fizz, the barn at Campovida quiets enough to hear winter wind moving through the rafters.
—Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
No one — well, no habitué — is surprised when a meal is interrupted by street musicians or others, hired by celebrants to add extra fizz to someone’s special occasion.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
Verb
Isabelle Legeron, the founder of Raw Wine, says the scene is fizzing in Montreal and Tokyo.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2026
Per Sē contrasts the delightfully retro, lipstick-y aroma of orris butter with a fresh, fizzing swell of aldehydes, pink pepper, and bamboo.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fizz
Noun
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In the franchise’s inaugural game on March 14 in San Jose, a flurry of impressive saves kept Denver in it until the final whistle, despite the club playing a woman down for most of the match after Janine Sonis was sent off in the 26th minute.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Nonetheless, in 1971, a California Democratic congressman named Phil Burton blew the whistle after the fact, reading the secret Justice Department memo into the Congressional Record.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The site, which bubbled and hissed for decades, is still called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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Then there's hissing through the air vents.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And their newfound sizzle, Chase Johnston, made his first 2-pointer of the entire season to knock out Wisconsin.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Thompson and Hoss sizzle onscreen together, and DaCosta gives them a sumptuous playground to play in.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pour in egg mixture and immediately stir with a heatproof rubber spatula, incorporating ham and gently agitating eggs, and running it along edges until sides begin to bubble, about 30 seconds.—
Inés Anguiano,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Plus, bubbling beneath all of that is what the Angels believe is a pool of young arms ready to burst onto the scene.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The demonstrators who remained were lined up outside the building as officers zip-tied their hands behind their backs and loaded them into vans.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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It can be closed with a full zipper or a trendy quarter zip.—
Ana Serrano,
Glamour,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Fizz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fizz. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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