palates

noun

plural of palate
as in appetites

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  1. appetites
  2. tastes
  3. desires
Noun
  • People are eating in and consuming less as rising costs squeeze Americans’ budgets and as GLP-1s shrink people’s appetites.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Even in cases in which the alliance could act collectively, such as through offensive cyber-operations, doing so requires consensus among 32 countries that have very different histories, domestic politics, and appetites for risk.
    — Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of appetites
Noun
  • The prototype shows how sights, sounds, smells, and tastes could work together.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The Beaujolins fully renovated the building in 2001 and have decorated according to their tastes.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • Dalí’s body has not been dragged from the grave, but a version of him has been put to work, his likeness shaped and molded to fit the desires of another.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Rashida Jones and Will McCormack wrote the screenplay for the film that follows two couples at a dinner party that turns into an unpredictable evening exposing messy relationships and desires.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of desires
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“Palates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palates. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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