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Recent Examples of sourness
The pomegranate molasses in the dressing adds a natural sweet-and-sourness that goes well with the beetroot, complementing both the cooling yoghurt and the heat of the pul biber oil.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
16 May 2026
And the custardy texture somehow imprints a more pronounced, wholly pleasant sourness.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Salty chips and sour candies Your perception of saltiness and sourness happens a little differently.
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Linda Bartoshuk,
The Conversation,
5 Jan. 2026
While sour, of course, is a common descriptor of other pickles in this taste test, the sourness was clearly more concentrated in this jar.
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Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
Most varieties are made by straining out excess whey from yogurt, which renders a thicker consistency while retaining the same zing of bright sourness.
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Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Jan. 2023
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
16 May 2026
And the custardy texture somehow imprints a more pronounced, wholly pleasant sourness.
—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Salty chips and sour candies Your perception of saltiness and sourness happens a little differently.
—
Linda Bartoshuk,
The Conversation,
5 Jan. 2026
While sour, of course, is a common descriptor of other pickles in this taste test, the sourness was clearly more concentrated in this jar.
—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
Most varieties are made by straining out excess whey from yogurt, which renders a thicker consistency while retaining the same zing of bright sourness.
—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sourness
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Her fierce intelligence helps paper over some of the screenplay’s rougher transitions, and even lends a measure of legibility to Sylvia’s sudden coldness.
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The bureaucratic coldness of Bolshevik Communism and the violent regressions of Fascism were yet worse.
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Dani’s surliness has evaporated.
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The Dolphins knew in the spring that Jalen Ramsey’s tardiness and surliness did not fit the culture that the organization wanted to build.
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As the incivility and tribalism of our politics increase, the quality of our political discourse decreases accordingly.
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Many in leadership continue to not acknowledge or understand that behaviors such as exclusion, undermining, or chronic incivility can all be examples of bullying and can come at extreme costs.
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In Guatire, in Miranda state, preliminary reports indicate that several people were injured, though the severity of the injuries and the exact number of those affected remain unclear.
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Too much of it can cause brain damage, and pediatricians must regularly check for bilirubin in newborns to measure the severity of the jaundice and determine whether the child needs treatment.
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His smug iciness here would serve him well playing both Patrick Bateman and Bruce Wayne.
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And as with your grandmother’s ability to counter rudeness with a clever quip, this seemingly innocuous cocktail, too, packs a mighty punch.
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Comprising classmates Nilsson, Nutt, James Falconer, Suellen Rocca, Art Green, and Karl Wirsum, the Who held their first exhibition at Chicago’s Hyde Park Art Center in 1966, ushering a new mode of dank, bawdy rudeness into the city’s milieu.
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Saura had a large sense of the humor, which struck those who got to know him, belying the sternness of his public visage with his playful banter and frequent chuckle.
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The accord called for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a halt to hostilities across the region, including in Lebanon.
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The memorandum of understanding calls for an end to all hostilities, including in Lebanon, where Israeli forces have been fighting Hezbollah.
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“Sourness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sourness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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