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
Win Son and its bakery are known for spicy fly’s head and sticky sweet red date buns, Bonnie’s has Calvin Eng’s homey Cantonese American cooking, Wenwen feels like a communal dinner party, and Birds of a Feather impresses with its light and serene interpretation of Szechuan cuisine.
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille is another warm and spicy unisex scent.
—Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 13 Mar. 2026
Hot Ones is an interview series on YouTube where a host and a celebrity guest eat progressively spicier chicken wings while having a conversation.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Manz claimed in court documents his smart watch recorded his heart rate jumping from 80 beats per minute to 95 per minute after eating the tacos with hot and spicy salsa.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille is another warm and spicy unisex scent.
—Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 13 Mar. 2026
Hot Ones is an interview series on YouTube where a host and a celebrity guest eat progressively spicier chicken wings while having a conversation.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Manz claimed in court documents his smart watch recorded his heart rate jumping from 80 beats per minute to 95 per minute after eating the tacos with hot and spicy salsa.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spicy
Adjective
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For now, however, the evidence remains suggestive rather than definitive.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Wasserman rode on Epstein’s plane and exchanged suggestive messages with Maxwell, the files the DOJ released show.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The roadsides are often awash in blue, providing picturesque backdrops for impromptu photo shoots.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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Democrats briefly held one in 2009, but that required two consecutive blue-wave elections and a Republican switching parties.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Deadline’s Oscar live blog goes back to the salad days of late founder Nikki Finke, who filled it with snark and salty humor.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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Weiss said there's also significant uncertainty on how the desalination plants would handle the extra-salty water created by the process.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spicy. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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