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Recent Examples of palate
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.
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Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
This dish is simply too good to be true, with all of the right palate pleasers on board to satisfy.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 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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Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
This dish is simply too good to be true, with all of the right palate pleasers on board to satisfy.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 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
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The family says that 80% to 90% of their clientele are people originally from the state who are seeking a taste of home.—
Daniel Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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The classic and irresistible pairing of fat and acid is nothing short of genius; the butter that makes the sauce taste so rich and creamy is perfectly tempered by the vinegar that adds a signature tang to the hot sauce.—
Gretchen McKay,
Boston Herald,
24 June 2026
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On the other side of the supply-and-demand scale, consumers’ appetite for oil fell substantially more over the past few months than just about anyone predicted.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
25 June 2026
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Councilmember Ken Houston has dropped a November ballot measure seeking to strip the Oakland Police Commission’s ability to fire and help hire the chief — legislation that would have tested voter appetite for scaling back the commission’s responsibilities.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
24 June 2026
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If the butter yellow isn’t to your liking, there are 14 other colors to peruse, including baby blue, cherry red, and bubble gum pink.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
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And that was much to his liking.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
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The platform learns client preferences—from aircraft type to onboard amenities to destinations—for customized use.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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That can be fine for travelers who are flexible, but less ideal for anyone sensitive to noise or motion, or with a preference to be close to an elevator, for example.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Misha’s Cupcakes After 20 years of satisfying sweet cravings, the iconic Coral Gables cupcake shop founded by Miami native Misha Kuryla closed its Dixie Highway location.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
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This finding specifically held true for people with fearful and preoccupied attachment styles, two subtypes of insecure attachment associated with a craving for intimacy but, respectively, a deep fear of it or a fear of rejection and abandonment.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
20 June 2026
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Daphne Koller, Coursera co-founder, reflected on her early programming days with BASIC, driven by the intellectual beauty of mathematical models and a desire for real-world impact.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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These thin sheets of lead containing scratches of supernatural desires were used to sway a court case, target a rival, or even a lover, as per Archaeology News.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
20 June 2026
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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.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2026
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Under them, a chatbot must not be able to interact with someone under 18 unless it is programmed against encouraging self-destructive behavior and provides parents with tools to manage the child’s use.—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Passionate about all things food and beverage, newness in flavor and technique quench my thirst for information, but so does learning about the people and places behind these movements.—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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His thirst would be sated in the second half.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
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“Palate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palate. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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