gaminess

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Recent Examples of gaminess There’s no gaminess to be found. Restaurant Critic, Houston Chronicle, 6 May 2026 The consomé contains soft garbanzo beans and rice, and the spicing makes the gaminess manageable. Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaminess
Noun
  • Pop’s vocals add imperfect earthiness, grounding the album in what feels almost like blues call-and-response.
    David Harris, SPIN, 16 June 2026
  • Its mild earthiness offers a nice counterpoint to the savory tomato sauce and punchy spices in the drink too, Hale tells us.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • The Ocean Observatories Initiative was established in 2016 and involves around 900 instruments across parts of the Pacific and Atlantic, especially designed to withstand the immense pressure and corrosive saltiness of the ocean depths.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • Each manufacturer's kosher salt will have subtle differences in flavor, saltiness level, and volume.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The layer of comic broadness on top of the romance also seemed intended to compensate for the fact that the dating itself wasn’t particularly compelling.
    Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
  • Democrats expressed discomfort with the broadness of the list.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.
    Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.
    David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Over-Nite Sensation is a triumph: a concentrated digest from perhaps the most popular stretch of his career, and a freeze-frame of his compositional flowering and ingenious lyrical ribaldry.
    Daniel Felsenthal, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Finding liberty in punk artistry, Dury updated the tradition of British music-hall ribaldry and rude folk humor.
    Armond White, National Review, 3 Aug. 2022
Noun
  • Korean cleansing oils help with this problem by thoroughly washing away impurities without the harsh stripping.
    Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 23 June 2026
  • Rinse the almonds in a colander, running them under cool water to remove dust or impurities.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 18 June 2026

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“Gaminess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaminess. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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