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Recent Examples of sorrel
The goat with spicy scallop creole and the pepper shrimp with sorrel, Scotch bonnet chile, and thyme were two dishes that really stood out.
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Dec. 2025
While sorrel inspires its character, this isn’t the sweet holiday drink — instead, hibiscus notes balance the champagne-style effervescence, adding complexity.
—Essence, 18 Nov. 2025
Instructor and researcher Mila Berhane was encouraging local farmers to try planting Hibiscus sabdariffa (also known as Jamaica sorrel), a subtropical native African species that’s long been grown throughout Asia and the Americas but is still gaining traction in the U.S.
—Maggie Heyn Richardson, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Diners might discover new ingredients like Laotian coriander or French sorrel while supporting sustainable, socially responsible agriculture.
—Karthika Gupta, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Dec. 2025
While sorrel inspires its character, this isn’t the sweet holiday drink — instead, hibiscus notes balance the champagne-style effervescence, adding complexity.
—Essence, 18 Nov. 2025
Instructor and researcher Mila Berhane was encouraging local farmers to try planting Hibiscus sabdariffa (also known as Jamaica sorrel), a subtropical native African species that’s long been grown throughout Asia and the Americas but is still gaining traction in the U.S.
—Maggie Heyn Richardson, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Diners might discover new ingredients like Laotian coriander or French sorrel while supporting sustainable, socially responsible agriculture.
—Karthika Gupta, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorrel
Noun
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Antelope such as puku, reedbuck, and roan began to return in greater numbers.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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In 2019, just 19 roan antelopes were estimated to exist in Kenya, according to conservation experts.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2025
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Like any Boise kid, William Goodman grew up knowing landmarks such as the rearing palomino above the Ranch Club in Garden City.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2025
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Rogers bought the ranch property to build a house with stables for his golden palomino horse, Trigger, as reported by the San Fernando Valley Times in November 1938.—
Sandra Barrera,
Daily News,
26 June 2025
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The new $11 million installation features between 48,000 and 50,000 individual LED lights — double the number in the original 2013 display — designed for 360-degree visibility and built to better withstand the bay’s salty, windy weather, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The barge was hauling concrete debris to an empty lot on Di Lido Island in Miami Beach across the bay.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Relieved of their blindfolds, the men now wore heavy rucksacks filled with colored rocks representing their anger (red), guilt and shame (black), and sadness (blue).—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play, the taut, engrossing and beautifully scripted play is evocatively and creatively staged by director Kim Strassburger in an arena-style production in Cygnet’s black-box Dottie Studio Theatre.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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At about midday Tuesday, the Puerto Vallarta resident posted an image of a plastic tub with what appeared to be a pinto spiny lobster chilling inside.—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
25 Mar. 2026
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Use two cans of beans—cannellini are recommended, but any other mild variety, such as kidney, pinto, or navy, will work well.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
9 Jan. 2026
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Baker’s Indigenous and German heritage inform her three large abstract collage hangings, created using synthetic turf animated by acrylic paint, yarn and a variety of natural materials, including corn husk, willow, buffalo hide and buckskin.—
Grant Klarich Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Each one donated a piece of its wisdom to Tortoise’s gourd, which the old trickster promptly secured with his buckskin and string.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Feb. 2026
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In the East Village, the stylish Hunan Slurp is known for spicy stir fries and less common proteins, including frog, pig trotter, and century egg.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The race welcomed para-athletes, and trotters with strollers were also invited to take part.—
Dylan Olsen,
CBS News,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Sorrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorrel. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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