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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provocativeness
Noun
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Transfer to a wide bowl, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with lemon zest and cilantro, and serve hot.—
Greg Chelmis,
Saveur,
10 July 2025 -
The rosé notes are bright, and include summer melon and citrus zest, while the label features ribbony stripes bearing the Stella McCartney logo in a palette of red, white and rose.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
10 July 2025
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The most notable part of this gag was not the joke itself, a standard late-night quip delivered with appropriate piquancy.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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The most notable part of this gag was not the joke itself, a standard late-night quip delivered with appropriate piquancy.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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The vinegar used to quick pickle the onions also adds a vinegary pungency to the salad, and dill and basil work together to add fresh and herbaceous notes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Paneer just has this wonderful, gentle expression of milky dairy richness, but without much pungency to it.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appétit,
22 Jan. 2025
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Mountain Valley Sparkling Water: With a slow, gentle, round bubble, Mountain Valley didn’t deliver the zing of refreshing carbonation of some of our winners.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 July 2025
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If politics offer the Culture books their intellectual framing, the tech is what gives them their zing, their spectacle.—
Constance Grady,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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The Club World Cup had significant teething problems ahead of the tournament, from sponsorship challenges to broadcast deals and ticket sales, but FIFA will be betting on the excitement of these later rounds of the tournament creating a lasting impression that the tournament is a success.—
Steve Price,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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For the 2024 show, Nelson shared a statement in a press release to express his excitement regarding the forthcoming concerts.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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State stimulus, on-demand infrastructure, affective consumption, and homegrown innovation are reshaping consumer expectations and fashion’s business logic.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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That could reduce the urgency for Beijing to step up stimulus at the upcoming Politburo meeting in July, Xing added.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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But Brussels’s image has always lacked the romance of Paris, or London’s subversive artistic spirit, or the thrill of Barcelona’s vibrant restaurant circuit.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 July 2025
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But along with the thrill of foraging and discovery, the solitary experience of wading through so much material over many weeks illuminated the heavy loneliness of research.—
Brian Schaefer
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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There’s a light tang in the sauce, great flavor in the cheese and a harmony among ingredients that shows real intention behind the food.—
Tristan Graziano,
Charlotte Observer,
16 June 2025
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Orange, grapefruit, or pineapple juice can provide a similar tang, but with a bit more sweetness.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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“Provocativeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provocativeness. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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