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palates

noun

plural of palate
as in appetites

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  1. appetites
  2. tastes
  3. desires
Noun
  • But executives on Wednesday expressed confidence that the chain will not lose customers because of changes to their appetites.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Mazzagatti emphasized that decarbonization and energy security must reinforce each other, noting that modular nuclear power can support both legacy industrial plants and the soaring energy appetites of modern computing.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of appetites
Noun
  • Created in collaboration with Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering, the 118-footer can be customized to the owner’s tastes.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Now, as tastes change, Yeat’s output sounds more like a scramble for identity.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • And members of these new churches were mostly not the black-dressed, hypocritical, sour-faced, monocultural figures favored by popular narrative, but often included colorful figures who were sometimes surprisingly modern in their desires.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The Full Moon in your sign puts your identity, desires, and personal direction under a bright light, making old compromises harder to maintain automatically.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
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“Palates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palates. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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