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Recent Examples of pickled And acid and moisture are key, often supplied by a pickled onion, jalapeño or dipping sauce. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 The no-cook meal combines a few of our favorite things—classic protein salads, fresh produce, and a few pickled components—into one treasured tradition that can instantly turn a miserably hot day into a cause for celebration. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 May 2025 There’s pickled everything, excellent house bread, and a sense of quiet conviction in every dish. Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Pressing ahead: Amid war in Gaza, some Chicago-area Palestinians risking travel to homeland for olive harvest season For some, olive trees are the lifeblood of Palestinian culture, representing so much more than a pickled or pressed fruit. Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pickled
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Adjective
  • The sweetness of fried plantains perfectly complemented the savory and cheesy pupusas, while the beans were well seasoned — a surprising standout.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2025
  • One popular theory holds that fried chicken was brought to the U.S. by Scottish immigrants; enslaved people, and later free Black cooks, perfected the seasoning and preparation of the dish.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • Pino’s attorney, Howard Srebnick, criticized the FWC in a statement Friday, saying the loss of Gazzola’s body camera footage hurts Pino’s possibilities of having a fair trial, given the officer’s testimony that Pino showed signs of being drunk.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
  • Interestingly for a modern teen show, nobody’s getting drunk or doing drugs, apart from a couple of pot-smoking adults and flirty old friend Shannon (Zora Casebere), who comes on to Justin during the family’s annual summer decampment to Martha’s Vineyard.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Prosecutors say Read deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, outside the home a fellow cop and left him for dead in a drunken rage.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • Bailey had five drunken driving convictions between 1985 and 2015. 40 mph without braking Friends and family of the victims filled the courtroom at Wednesday’s hearing.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 8 May 2025
Adjective
  • Heat domes – large areas of high pressure that park over an area for days – prevent wet or windy weather from happening underneath them and instead force active weather to move along their northern periphery.
    Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
  • The upper level holds a primary suite with an ocean-view Juliet balcony, plus a separate sitting room, a walk-in closet, and a luxe bath boasting dual vanities and a wet room spotlighted by an ebony soaking tub.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Early signs of Parkinson’s include depression, body aches, daytime sleepiness, and impaired smell.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 13 May 2025
  • Expanding Gross Reservoir is critical to add water storage capabilities on the north end of the utility’s water supply system and to create more of a safeguard in case the much larger south end of the system becomes impaired, according to Denver Water.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That means fewer unexpected shutdowns and less wasted time, as well as lower repair costs.
    Cory McNeley, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024

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“Pickled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pickled. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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