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Recent Examples of fruity Water brings a fruitier palate, fresh berries and some toasted coconut, along with a much drier oak. Chris Perugini, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 The palate veers towards the fruitier end of the spectrum with very little smoke. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2024 For the uninitiated, wine gums are firm, fruity gummy candies that contain no wine and lodge in your teeth—like Swedish fish, but stickier. Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 11 Nov. 2022 Retailers like SkinStore and Sephora have tons of options to choose from, whether your taste is ultra-fruity or intensely earthy. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 27 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for fruity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fruity
Adjective
  • The funny thing is, by all accounts, Zaslav is also genuinely sentimental about the network and said to even have it on at his office quite often.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 July 2025
  • The luxury label’s classic products—often resold or passed down through generations—gain sentimental and financial value over time, per the report.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • This perky, self-aware, sarcastic and downright silly show caters to both the more traditional Goodspeed audiences.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2025
  • Green Lantern is earnest and bright and, yeah, incredibly silly and a little embarrassing.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Meteorologists previously used dew-point averages to calculate the start of the monsoon, a better reflection of when sticky, storm-ready air actually arrives.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
  • But negotiations typically address work conditions and other issues besides compensation and this year’s talks were expected to include one particularly sticky point.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Instead, the series seems determined to prove that age is just a number by forcing its leads, now including Choudhury and Parker, to act as if 50 is the new (and very stupid) 30.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
  • Jurassic Park, based on the Michael Crichton best-seller, is an evolutionary joke: Man, the master of the universe, has become mere flesh, consumed by animals allegedly too stupid to survive.
    David Denby, Vulture, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • Some of it is good, but a lot of it is sloppy, outdated or full of vulnerabilities.
    Jimmie Lee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Hein was sloppy, lazy and showed a lack of impartiality in dealing with him, Hicks said in his filing.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Marlins would be foolish to trade away an ace with affordable team control at his lowest value ever.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
  • Schulman’s characters make enough foolish and self-indulgent choices to fill a volume twice the size of this slim one.
    Book Marks July 11, Literary Hub, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Like clockwork, the sugary snack lobby made their case to keep their products nutrition-assistance approved.
    Audrey Fahlberg, National Review, 13 July 2025
  • Objects and plants under the tree can be lightly speckled with the shiny drops of honeydew or heavily covered with sugary substance and appear as if covered in shellac.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • From the vantage point of 2025, this appears as absurd as suggesting that women’s soccer matches should be 70 minutes instead of 90, the same as in the men’s game.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • The French super powerhouse has taken teams part since winning the UEFA Champions League crown on May 24, outscoring its foes by an absurd 21-1 margin.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025

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“Fruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fruity. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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