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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palates
Noun
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Thankfully, no nighttime cookies or chocolates await kids to destroy little appetites, and their folks’ patience.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026 -
Over the past couple of years, as millions of Americans began taking these GLP-1s — and as appetites have shrunk — restaurants started to notice.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Michigan residents, particularly those in Metro Detroit, not only adopted the treat as a local favorite but promoted the idea to a wider audience and invented cultural crossover tastes.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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According to Veit, the idea that kids are naturally neophobic, or wary of new tastes, is a myth.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These movies have the extraordinary merit of putting the passions of love and the obstacles to relationships front and center, balancing personal desires and social obligations on an equal footing, and thereby lending bourgeois life the grandeur of tragedy.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
18 Feb. 2026
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No matter what year you were born in, the year of the Fire Horse is a time to speak up about your desires, be courageous in sharing your love, and take calculated risks.—
Annabel Gat,
Vogue,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Palates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palates. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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