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Recent Examples of palate
Bruichladdich says the whisky opens with notes of honeyed oats, buttery shortbread, hazelnuts, and nutmeg, then moves into orange zest, pear, honeysuckle, crème brûlée richness, and a subtle salty coastal note on the palate.
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Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
With the addition of Partanna® extra-virgin olive oil in Starbucks coffee, everything changes—the flavor becomes velvety and buttery, a viscosity on the lips and tongue creates a fuller drinking experience, and the enhanced flavors linger beautifully on the palate.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
The Storrs 2024 Christie Vineyard Chardonnay (planted in 1984) showed bright acid, lemon and lime on the palate, while their biodynamic estate, Hidden Springs, showed a riesling-like purity.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 17 May 2026
The menu blended Chinese cuisine with international fare, including several Western-style dishes more suited to Trump’s famously less adventurous palate.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
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Emily Price, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
With the addition of Partanna® extra-virgin olive oil in Starbucks coffee, everything changes—the flavor becomes velvety and buttery, a viscosity on the lips and tongue creates a fuller drinking experience, and the enhanced flavors linger beautifully on the palate.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
The Storrs 2024 Christie Vineyard Chardonnay (planted in 1984) showed bright acid, lemon and lime on the palate, while their biodynamic estate, Hidden Springs, showed a riesling-like purity.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 17 May 2026
The menu blended Chinese cuisine with international fare, including several Western-style dishes more suited to Trump’s famously less adventurous palate.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palate
Noun
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To be whole without the effort of stretching oneself out, without the exercise that leaves a bitter taste.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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Freight thieves do have other tastes.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Google is trying to capitalize on a growing appetite for its homegrown AI chips, known as tensor processing units, or TPUs.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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The semaglutide medication slows the digestive system, and combined with reduced appetite and lower fluid intake, that can leave users feeling backed up for weeks at a time.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
Noun
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When everything is cooked to your liking, toss in some optional fresh spinach and shredded cheese.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2026
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Unsurprisingly, Makenna has taken a liking to the game that defined her mother’s upbringing.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The go-to options span eggs, chicken, Greek yogurt, beans and tofu, giving households flexibility on cost, prep time and dietary preferences.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2026
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This favoritism is driven by legacy preferences, athletic recruitment and nonacademic ratings that reward expensive resume-building, yet elite universities remain reluctant to change these practices.—
Prasad Krishnamurthy,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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The study, published in May by People Science, involved 256 participants, who were asked to log daily symptoms of cramping, headaches, fatigue, bloating and food cravings daily over three menstrual cycles.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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And deciding where to go to follow your cravings this year just got a little easier.—
Avni Trivedi,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The sun in Gemini echoes this sentiment, adding the desire to align with someone special.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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An extended chapter of Hector on a shoot in Argentina could stand by itself as a wonderful short story about male ego, vanity, desire and loyalty.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
Noun
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2026
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Still, ayahuasca remains a Schedule I substance at the federal level, which is why most ceremonies take place in countries where the plants originate and its traditional use is legally protected, including Peru, Colombia, Brazil, and Ecuador.—
Michaela Trimble,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
Noun
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For glowing skin, get the plumping thirst relief facial, which involves a nori algae mask and organic marine products only found at Shangri-La Boracay.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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To quench this thirst, coastal cities from California to the Middle East depend on industrial desalination plants.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 May 2026
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“Palate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palate. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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