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as in foam
a light mass of fine bubbles formed in or on a liquid froth on the ocean waves

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verb

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Noun
Mix superfood powders like spirulina more thoroughly by frothing them with your liquid of choice. Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 July 2025 This precise semiautomatic machine can grind your beans, push out balanced shots, and froth your milk. Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 11 July 2025
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The market treating Friday’s setback as a standard seasonal shakeout for now: Overbought indexes, a bit of speculative froth and complacency about the state of the economy under tariffs set us up for a bit of a jolt, then came Friday’s tumble accompanied by a pop in the VIX above 20. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2025 And for a sweet Southern twist (because why not?), froth buttermilk with honey to drizzle over biscuits. Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for froth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for froth
foam
Noun
  • The Luxe Café automatically grinds beans to the appropriate size and volume for your drink, and has a hands-free frothing system for creating hot and cold foam.
    Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The road behind the chain store will be blocked off to include a vinyl pop-up record store, photo booth, friendship bracelets, glitter sprinkles on Starbucks cold foam drinks and more.
    Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Froth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/froth. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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