spiced

past tense of spice
as in flavored
to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored spice the stew with more pepper

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Recent Examples of spiced The apple cinnamon scent feels clean and just spiced enough to transform a space from stale to inviting. Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 Roasted cauliflower, creamy Japanese eggplant, and hearty chickpeas form the base of this nourishing dish, all warmly spiced with garam masala and caramelized to perfection in a hot oven. Laura McLively, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025 Warm, spiced, and enveloping, this candle infers a pumpkin bread baking in the oven, rich with cinnamon, heady clove, and a swirl of creamy vanilla. Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025 The Sticky Toffee Pudding Mini Cakes are rich and caramel-like, while the Apple Cider Mini Cakes offer spiced, cozy flavors. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025 As platters emptied, they would have been removed from the table to make way for nuts, fruits, and sweet biscuits that were variously spiced with nutmeg from the Maluku Islands, in Indonesia; cinnamon from Sri Lanka; or ginger grown in the Caribbean. Victoria Flexner, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025 These fritters are sweet, tart, and spiced, all at once. Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025 In markets in the capital Kinshasa, tubs full of writhing white maggots line the alleyways, and women traders fry caterpillars, spiced with chili, over charcoal fires. Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025 Throw on a sweater, curl up with a good book by the fire, and sip something spiced. Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiced
flavored
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  • How about a philosophical horror formatted like an academic paper and flavored with several heaping handfuls of satire?
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • These all-natural treats are flavored with festive ginger and cinnamon, offering a delicious scent that will match your own homemade gingerbread cookies.
    Christine Persaud, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Spiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiced. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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