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 These Seasoned Smashed Burgers are perfectly spiced, with eight frozen quarter-pound patties ready to feed a crowd. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025 But Norris’ camp spiced things up by gambling on a one-stop strategy, pitting him later, on lap 31. Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiced
flavored
Verb
  • Glinda should be like cotton-candy flavored.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Essentially a cocktail made with shochu and soda water, the popular Japanese drink is usually flavored with fruit.
    Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Spiced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spiced. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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