as in drool
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
our mouths filled with saliva when we smelled the delicious dinner
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Recent Examples of saliva
The virus also can spread by direct contact between rabbits through body fluids such as feces, saliva and urine.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
This is when saliva, food, or liquid enters the airways, which can lead to lung infection (pneumonia).
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Aug. 2025
Immunity Assay — Kimiya Yui with JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) collected saliva and blood samples and froze them for their later return to Earth as part of a study looking into the effects of microgravity on cellular immune functions.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Each was then ground with a mortar and pestle with some human saliva added to simulate the chewed end product.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
This is when saliva, food, or liquid enters the airways, which can lead to lung infection (pneumonia).
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 Aug. 2025
Immunity Assay — Kimiya Yui with JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) collected saliva and blood samples and froze them for their later return to Earth as part of a study looking into the effects of microgravity on cellular immune functions.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Each was then ground with a mortar and pestle with some human saliva added to simulate the chewed end product.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saliva
Noun
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Lionel Messi flexed another drool-worthy Patek Philippe ahead of a game on Wednesday.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
23 Aug. 2025
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Officers responding to the scene found the dog panting heavily, with excessive drool coating the back seat.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Yes, If the spit targets a public servant, such as a police officer, the charge can escalate to a third-degree felony which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lucky for the Eagles, a remorseful Carter won't receive a suspension for his spit.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The mayor nodded and smiled, but also flinched, as though struck by spittle.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2024
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Filling the air with spittle as plentiful as the Allied bombs raining down along the English Channel.—
John Anderson,
WSJ,
31 Oct. 2023
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“Saliva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saliva. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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