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Recent Examples of palate
Here, local ingredients and cultural authenticity define cuisine—for dining experiences that nourish the soul and tantalize the palate.
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AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup between happy sighs.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Although this contender had a pleasant aroma, tasters said that the strength didn’t carry through on the palate.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
The fields, the pints and the football largely look the same in both Iowa and Wisconsin, and the beer soaks the palate of life along the Driftless beer highway.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup between happy sighs.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
Although this contender had a pleasant aroma, tasters said that the strength didn’t carry through on the palate.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
The fields, the pints and the football largely look the same in both Iowa and Wisconsin, and the beer soaks the palate of life along the Driftless beer highway.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palate
Noun
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If the black isn’t to your taste, the slippers are also available in gray and brown.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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This can happen because of changes in hormones, taste, and sense of smell.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My appetite for more Lee is low, but Harjo’s Tulsa — cynical and lively at the same time — simmers with more to say.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Starbucks is the latest foreign retail business to enlist a local partner to turn around their ailing fortunes in China as a persistent property slump sours consumer appetite for everything from premium luxury goods to ice creams.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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If the indigo color isn’t to your liking, there’s also red, gray, burgundy, black, and brown.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The spicy oil is the right amount of spice for my liking.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Whether or not to cut back coneflowers is ultimately based on preference, but there are some advantages to delaying the process.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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To combat this, a 4-2-3-1 can be morphed into multiple defensive shapes depending on the head coach’s preference.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When chocolate cravings hit, this cake is the answer.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Oct. 2025
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From hearty whole wheat to soft sourdough and sweet Hawaiian, there’s a Half Loaf for every craving.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But Mamdani also shares Obama’s desire to reach out to adversaries and be a unifying force in politics.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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But all of these tropes, from the beard to the villain, are predicated on the idea that sexuality and desire are always legible on the body.—
Kelly Foster Lundquist,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Climate scientists have repeatedly warned that a substantial reduction in fossil fuel use will be necessary to curb global heating, with the burning of coal, oil and gas identified as the chief driver of the climate crisis.—
Sam Meredith,Dan Murphy,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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This gave Gates, from the use of his private jet alone, the same carbon footprint as a small town in Burundi.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Reusable Water Bottle A long day of exploration can easily work up a thirst.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Zinna died of thirst and starvation, but the day would never be determined.—
Joy Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Palate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palate. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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