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Recent Examples of gamy The flavor is strong and pungent—some might even say gamy—but don’t let that discourage you. Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 23 July 2025 After the long journey for this patient to receive a proper diagnosis, clinicians in Florida should keep brucellosis in mind—and residents should think twice about any gamey gifts. Ars Technica, 19 Mar. 2025 The texture of the raw lamb, minced to a smeary fineness, is lightened with bulgur, and its mildly gamy flavor is warmed and sharpened with nutmeg and salt. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024 These are video games in the gamiest sense—violent, repetitive, grandiose, silly. Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gamy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamy
Adjective
  • The actress had previously teamed up with the company for a suggestive body wash commercial.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Like fall’s auburn leaves and bounty of crisp apples, checks, in all its iterations, kindle a cozy familiarity suggestive of the season.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For a little bit of spicy kick, make the pimiento cheese with pepper Jack instead of Cheddar.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The star, of course, is ginger root oil—its warm, spicy aroma is blended with cardamom, clove, and coriander, plus a hit of citrus oils (lime, orange, bergamot, grapefruit) and eucalyptus for an energizing, feel-good scent.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Though his request to play in Napa was denied, his off-course involvement is already proving to be a unifying force.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • However, he was involved in an off-field accident that forced the Royals to shift their pitching plans.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • One of the most worrisome harbingers of future affordability is that Florida added more than 700,000 units with gross rents higher than $1,200 monthly between 2012 and 2022.
    Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • But that figure set a franchise record — highest-ever premiere gross — and given the tendency of the films kickstarted by 2013's The Conjuring to endure in theaters long after their opens, Last Rites is sure to keep adding to its coffers.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Alix Earle posed in a sexy dress that featured racy side cutouts.
    Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Gamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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