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as in spicy
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
salty language that earned the movie an R rating
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as in delicious
sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses
a salty, insightful analysis of male-female relationships
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Recent Examples of salty
The Vietnamese staple’s light but perfectly salty broth, tender slices of flank beef, and crisp bean sprouts and cilantro, along with a generous squeeze of lime and sriracha, does wonders to perk me up from a bad hangover—or a cold, a flu or really any ailment.
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Creamy, salty, and earthy notes come together in Nette’s Thé Vanille.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
Deadline’s Oscar live blog goes back to the salad days of late founder Nikki Finke, who filled it with snark and salty humor.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
Weiss said there's also significant uncertainty on how the desalination plants would handle the extra-salty water created by the process.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
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Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026
Creamy, salty, and earthy notes come together in Nette’s Thé Vanille.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
Deadline’s Oscar live blog goes back to the salad days of late founder Nikki Finke, who filled it with snark and salty humor.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
Weiss said there's also significant uncertainty on how the desalination plants would handle the extra-salty water created by the process.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salty
Adjective
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Visitors are not allowed to drink anything underground because the floors — the walls, too — are salt.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2026
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It is also made with cabbage, but the seasonings are usually just salt.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The no-frills cuisine is defined by high-quality ingredients, fresh-from-the-ocean seafood, and unusually spicy dishes—by Italian standards, anyway.—
Jenna Curcio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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The menu also includes 6-piece nuggets (crispy or spicy) and 3-piece tenders, available separately.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For dinner, return to Remington Hall or check out the restaurant’s more casual wing, The Lounge for a burger and beer—both with delicious dishes from Chef Marc Marrone.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Hearing there may be more options to choose from on his way home is a delicious thought.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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For now, however, the evidence remains suggestive rather than definitive.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Wasserman rode on Epstein’s plane and exchanged suggestive messages with Maxwell, the files the DOJ released show.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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The bulbs are more pungent, while the leaves are slightly milder and more delicate.—
Kelly Vaughan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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The hitch is the beach, which is used primarily by local fishermen and thus can be pungent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Their blink-and-you’ll-miss-it season, combined with their intensely savory flavor, is what sends some cooks into a frenzy every spring.—
Kelly Vaughan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Relax by the grand fireplace overlooking the mountainside as you’re delivered triers of sweet pastries and chocolate treats, savory salmon toasts, lobster rolls, and more while Artisanal high chocolate is poured over fluffy cotton candy.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
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Or do as the French do–dip the Artichoke leaves into a zesty aioli and scrape the savory pulp with your teeth.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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With spring on the horizon, Sprite is introducing a zesty new flavor with hints of mango.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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Conductors often fetishize the opening bars of this opera, their squirmy alternation of silence and piquant dissonance.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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Red cabbage, carrots and Tuscan kale form the base, bound together with a piquant balsamic-Dijon vinaigrette.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Salty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salty. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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