as in suggestive
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face
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Recent Examples of spicy
What one dog thought was a chew toy ended up being a spicy treat and a fire hazard instead.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The menu includes an Off the Record, a spicy tequila cocktail ($8), along with specials like $7 or $9 mini pitchers, $6 Gracie's Tax Beers and $5 well drinks.
—Felicia Campbell, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Mimi Chinese checks the boxes for delicious spicy noodles and shrimp toast, while everyone knows Macchialina is the place to go for good pasta and a great wine selection.
—Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Frank’s RedHot Diablo sauce can be drizzled on the crispy chicken burrito, crispy chicken soft taco, crispy chicken strips with spicy ranch or on chicken nacho fries.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
The menu includes an Off the Record, a spicy tequila cocktail ($8), along with specials like $7 or $9 mini pitchers, $6 Gracie's Tax Beers and $5 well drinks.
—Felicia Campbell, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Mimi Chinese checks the boxes for delicious spicy noodles and shrimp toast, while everyone knows Macchialina is the place to go for good pasta and a great wine selection.
—Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Frank’s RedHot Diablo sauce can be drizzled on the crispy chicken burrito, crispy chicken soft taco, crispy chicken strips with spicy ranch or on chicken nacho fries.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spicy
Adjective
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But as multiple advertising world sources note, Apple has hired its fair share of TV and streaming video veterans over the past couple of years, which, when combined with this newfound desire to cut deals to expand Apple TV’s reach, is certainly suggestive of broader ambitions.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Oct. 2025
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Competing in a new space The upcoming feature puts OpenAI in direct competition with Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot, which has leaned into suggestive and anime-style interactions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Today these works are well defined by Mondrian’s legacy, with his rigid paintings of black-and-white grids, sprinkled with rectangular forms in red, yellow, and blue.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Oct. 2025
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Washes include sepia blue, ochre blue, graphite, brown black and more.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Avoid overly salty or processed options.—
Brittany Poulson,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Here are a few playful charcuterie board games to get your autumn party started by rolling the dice with some sweet, savory, salty, spicy, and umami seasonal delights.—
Catharine Kaufman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spicy. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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