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Recent Examples of rancidity
The Results Sixteen of the 20 fish oil supplements either met standards across categories or met standards but couldn’t be tested for rancidity.
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Sarah Garone, Health, 22 May 2026
Foods or dietary supplements rich in unsaturated fats (such as fish and fish oils) are more prone to rancidity.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026
Sarah Garone, Health, 22 May 2026
Foods or dietary supplements rich in unsaturated fats (such as fish and fish oils) are more prone to rancidity.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rancidity
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But Thomson, fairly or unfairly, became the symbol of a staleness that overcame the Phillies, who have lost eight of their last 10 postseason games while increasing their regular-season wins each of the last three seasons.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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By clamping the bag shut, the clips help keep air and moisture out, which slows staleness and helps food stay fresh longer.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Something soured Monday night at Madison Square Garden and the stench of spoilt optimism wafted into Wednesday.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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The decaying matter causes a stench that lingers for days.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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Along with sending any bad odors out, the fresh air is also a great way to circulate any mustiness and help clear out any lingering germs that may be in the air.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
31 May 2026
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With their high linen content, the sheets exuded no mustiness, only the faint sweet smell of aged paper.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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No date for an OpenAI IPO has been set, but today’s suit may have put a stink on it, for now.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
1 June 2026
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Christopher Nolan, now king of the multiplex, hasn’t taken a film to a festival since Insomnia in 2002, while, after Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull emerged from the 2008 Cannes with a mild stink from mixed reviews, Steven Spielberg probably didn’t want to.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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On one side, a satanic figure named Randall Flagg who gathers his forces of badness to Las Vegas; on the other, the good guys, led by 108-year-old Mother Abigail in, of all places, Boulder.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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The show premiered over Thanksgiving weekend, when people were tired and full and bored (and probably also horny), and countered our world’s unceasing badness with its world’s buoyant sweetness.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The first couple lines is welcoming everybody and encouraging people to show some love to our neighbors around us to help somebody get out of a funk or someone that has a conflict in their life, right, to change any sort of negative attitude into something positive.—
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
10 June 2026
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Performers range from regional acts to national touring outfits and genres spanning rock, blues, funk, and Americana.—
Charles Usher,
Midwest Living,
10 June 2026
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“Rancidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rancidity. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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