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as in delicious
very pleasing to the sense of taste
a buffet table set with an array of succulent roasts
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Recent Examples of succulent
The roasted tomatillos are the perfect counterpoint to the succulent and juicy chicken.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
My personal highlights were the tender, lightly caramelized moo ping pork skewers with sticky rice, succulent tomato stracciatella sourdough toast, and copious flawless mango, which melted in my mouth like butter.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Mealybugs are another pest succulent owners have to deal with.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
So in the early 1900s, farmers stuck some vines in the ground and soon had plentiful, succulent grapes, typically of the sweet American variety (Concord, Catawba, Niagara).
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 16 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
My personal highlights were the tender, lightly caramelized moo ping pork skewers with sticky rice, succulent tomato stracciatella sourdough toast, and copious flawless mango, which melted in my mouth like butter.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Mealybugs are another pest succulent owners have to deal with.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 20 Apr. 2026
So in the early 1900s, farmers stuck some vines in the ground and soon had plentiful, succulent grapes, typically of the sweet American variety (Concord, Catawba, Niagara).
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succulent
Adjective
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His restaurants were known for big burgers — not smashburgers but thick, juicy patties.—
Connie Ogle
Updated May 15,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
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Toast the bread just lightly just to give it the structure to withstand the juiciest of tomatoes.—
Midwest Living,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The judge ordered that the child be called Ella instead, noting that the name Nutella was the trade name of a (frankly, delicious) spread.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Guilty pleasures are one thing, but utterly delicious bits of television are something else entirely.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Thank goodness for Zach Abrahams, a young Capetonian chef who started in the sister Whichaway Camp, who’s now performing edible wizardry in Echo’s kitchen.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Both can look similar to edible mushrooms.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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“Succulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succulent. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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