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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
letters in which his effusive declarations of love are interlaced with snatches of fruity poetry
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as in silly
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showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment
dreaded spending the holidays with her husband's fruity relatives
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Recent Examples of fruity
The active ingredients tend to be pretty much the same—taurine, guarana, and, most saliently, caffeine—but the marketing is gentler, the flavors are fruitier, and the cans are cuter.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Taste, Texture, and Uses Clear protein has a light, juice-like texture and typically comes in fruitier flavors.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Carter, our former Test Kitchen director, crafted a recipe for a mustard that uses hard cider, apple cider vinegar and fresh apples for a fruitier edge, but one that still packs a punch.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Fans of typical California Cabernet might prefer this fruitier, more generous wine to the Two Wolves Cabernet Sauvignon.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2018
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
Taste, Texture, and Uses Clear protein has a light, juice-like texture and typically comes in fruitier flavors.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Carter, our former Test Kitchen director, crafted a recipe for a mustard that uses hard cider, apple cider vinegar and fresh apples for a fruitier edge, but one that still packs a punch.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Fans of typical California Cabernet might prefer this fruitier, more generous wine to the Two Wolves Cabernet Sauvignon.
—Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Sep. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruity
Adjective
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Or, for Mark Layne, sentimental.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
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The month begins with Mercury entering sentimental Cancer on June 1, adding a layer of sensitivity, intuition and vulnerability to our exchanges.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
Adjective
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Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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To lose that would be silly now.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Certain traps, such as the sticky paper ones, eventually run out of space.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The hot, humid, and sticky weather is expected to continue into Wednesday.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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And that was so arrogant and stupid on my part.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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At some point, Brandon Aiyuk has to learn that stupid decisions come with consequences.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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His edges going backwards can be a little sloppy, but with some refinement and good coaching, there could be something there.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The Rays had a chance for more as the Tigers continued their sloppy play.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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If the target was foolish enough to reuse passwords, credential thefts like these could enable the compromise of more important accounts.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Backing the Cubs right now seems foolish.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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The researchers say these foods - things like salty chips, sugary sodas and prepackaged meals - which now dominate the American diet, have become major drivers of poor health, and the time to act is now.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
9 June 2026
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Choose water over sugary beverages.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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There is always the possibility that something absurd might occur — the equivalent of Neymar’s 2017 move to Paris Saint-Germain, for instance — but that’s extremely unlikely.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Ironically, the fears of two Republicans advancing were driven by Democratic data vendor Paul Mitchell, who built a prediction machine using absurd inputs like betting odds and polls that cannot account for things like rape allegations.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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“Fruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruity. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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