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as in spiciness
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as in suggestiveness
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Perhaps because tomato juice is nutritious, packed with vitamins and antioxidants, and the spiciness can induce a sweat, which, as people like to believe, rids the body of poisons.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Denver Post,
28 Oct. 2025 -
Cooking or pickling peppers in vinegar may tone down their spiciness.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 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 key to its flavor is a balance of sweet, spice, piquancy and heat, which creates a balanced and addictive bite.—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
17 June 2024
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Los Angeles designer Ryan White often enlists European-limewash craftsmen, such as ClayCraft, to supply that elevated earthiness.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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The actress draws on her earthiness to make Joy an underdog who’s very easy to love.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
8 Nov. 2025
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The orange zest brightens the cranberries while the pistachios add subtle richness.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Nov. 2025
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Add English peas, flat-leaf parsley, and curls of lemon zest for extra character.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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Despite the heavy central theme of chronic illness, there’s a delicious bawdiness to Will There Ever Be Another You, a vulgar juvenilia evoking graffiti-tag genitals or the ding dong ditch scene from Billy Madison.—
Eric Olson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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This historic two-game parlay of pungency followed up a classic, a double-overtime loss to Oregon, back when Franklin’s inability to beat high-ranking opponents was his biggest problem.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 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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By the parable-like broadness of its belief that love is the only thing lucid enough to see through an Orwellian assault on reality.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Oct. 2025
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What Happens Next The conversation surrounding Kirk's killing, political violence and the broadness of free speech remains ongoing as lawmakers, government officials, the media and the general public continue to discuss last week's events and possible future consequences.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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The addition of orange gives this gorgeously vibrant sauce a zing of brightness that's a perfect pairing with its decidedly festive hue.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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The hilarious scene in which Arthur attempts to submit his resignation to Garfield is a prime example of what Death by Lightning has done so well, which is give history a little seriocomic zing.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Raciness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raciness. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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