ginger

noun

ˈjin-jər How to pronounce ginger (audio)
Definition of gingernext
as in energy
active strength of body or mind a 60-year-old with the ginger to consider skydiving lessons

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Recent Examples of ginger Crushing or chopping garlic activates allicin, its key compound, and fresh ginger provides gingerol. — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 4 July 2026 Fortunately, that something can be as easy as spicing it with ginger, perfuming it with florals or smoke, or easier still and our favorite version, adding a grapefruit peel to the shaker tin before shaking on ice. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026 It's warmed up with a touch of ground cinnamon, but ginger is also a delicious addition. — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026 Some of her clients will also cut kombucha with ginger tea or another herbal tea to reduce the overall sugar content. — Embry Roberts, Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ginger
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ginger
  1. energy
  2. vigor
  3. juice
  4. vinegar
  5. gas
  6. beans
  7. life
  8. starch
Noun
  • That raised concerns that the region could tip back into a war that would engulf several countries and could halt energy shipments through the strait that are crucial for the global economy.
    — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Things also remain precarious in the Strait of Hormuz – and experts say the latest attacks likely won’t remove Iran’s ability to threaten shipping in one of the world’s most important energy arteries.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Definition of energy
Noun
  • Reading these two new plays this year, I was struck by the stylistic vigor and structural fluidity.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The Wahl brothers shared a vigor for learning about different cultures through similar avenues.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of vigor
Noun
  • The other parts include a vegetarian, fat-free diet, three juices (carrot, carrot and apple, and a green juice) and supplements.
    — Shelby Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Multiple margaritas make the menu, and Sharp differentiates them with fresh watermelon juice in one and hibiscus in another.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of juice
Noun
  • The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health recommends soaking leafy produce and fuzzy fruits like peaches in a 10% white vinegar and 90% water mixture.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The maceration releases juices from the fruit, which are then strained off and combined with vinegar.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of vinegar
Noun
  • In the Siberian city of Irkutsk, police fined four people on Monday, accusing them of reselling gas on the black market at inflated prices, according to the region’s Interior Ministry.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Fires that burn at low temperature produce more harmful gases than hot fires.
    — Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of gas
Noun
  • Then stuff them with any combo of roasted veggies like onion, squash, broccoli and carrots, and rice or beans.
    — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • How to Eat To eat the beans, remove the inedible green pods and boil them, says Allen.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026
Definition of beans
Noun
  • Hernandez, 29, a contractor based in Franklin, about 20 miles south of Nashville, undertook the $380 project with furniture from HomeGoods after seeing his pet spend most of her life tucked away in a little corner.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The operation was a testament to the growing effectiveness of a multinational collection of urban search-and-rescue squads — known as USAR — that have become ubiquitous life-savers at epicenters of calamity across the globe.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of life
Noun
  • High-protein pasta made from legumes tends to deliver 20 grams or more per dry serving and doubles as both starch and protein on the plate.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • Foods containing resistant starches, including some beans, whole grains and seeds, resist easy conversion into usable energy and don’t trigger that same storage response.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026
Definition of starch

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