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Recent Examples of spicedThe sauce is generously spiced and perfectly savory.—
Peter St. Onge
updated June 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2026 The scent of pistachio and spices invited visitors toward vendors who offered samples of sweets stuffed with dates or nuts and shots of strong black coffee spiced heavily with cardamom.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
21 June 2026 The women prepared special drinks, wine heavily spiced and sugared.—Literary Hub,
16 June 2026 Peaches and blueberries spiced with cinnamon and brown sugar marry underneath pillowy pastry to create a dessert that merits your heartiest scoop of vanilla ice cream.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026 What happens when Irish coffee, tres leches cake and spiced coconut syrup take a trip to the islands?—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
10 June 2026 Nearly always, they are spiced by the promise of the unexpected.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 June 2026 This gradient style features caramel ends spiced up with bubblegum pink.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
2 June 2026 The base starts with a cake spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, and nutmeg.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spiced
flavored
Verb
Hof Alma at Rina Rina’s signature tropical frozen gimlet is flavored with passion fruit, orange and lime juice with a base of gin.
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Angela Hansberger,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
The base of this simple mocktail is a homemade ginger-lime cordial that's brightly flavored and not too sweet.