palates

Definition of palatesnext
plural of palate
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Noun
  • And national chain restaurants are paying attention to the trend, marketing new menu items to sell to customers with smaller appetites.
    Connie Ogle May 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
  • As more Americans take weight-loss medications such as Ozempic, appetites are shrinking.
    Khloe Quill , Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • Sure, the box office hasn’t returned to full strength since COVID, and major franchises — Marvel too — haven’t been immune to the changing tastes of audiences.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 May 2026
  • For all the polish and precision of his cooking, Lagasse’s own tastes are refreshingly straightforward.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Lama, a social activist of several decades, sheds any sense of artifice in playing the headstrong Pirati, a woman whose convictions are as compelling as her desires, her vulnerabilities and even her hypocrisies.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • Emotions and desires spill out against the backdrop of the ancient site and its beauty.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 May 2026
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“Palates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palates. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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