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
Someone may also produce lots of saliva and exhibit aggressive behavior.
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Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
For doctors and patients, the Holy Grail of medicine would be a simple blood or saliva test to detect all types of cancer before symptoms or sickness appears.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Rewiring light for health In healthcare, the method could enable earlier, more accurate detection of disease biomarkers in blood, saliva, or urine.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
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Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
For doctors and patients, the Holy Grail of medicine would be a simple blood or saliva test to detect all types of cancer before symptoms or sickness appears.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Rewiring light for health In healthcare, the method could enable earlier, more accurate detection of disease biomarkers in blood, saliva, or urine.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
Each footstep sent up clouds of dust and ash, coating everything, including my mouth and teeth, in fine grit, blackening my snot and saliva.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for saliva
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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The judge was targeted with spit, the sheriff’s office said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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