as in spicy
having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor
a tangy sauce with a strong aftertaste
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Recent Examples of tangy
Tasters were excited about the tangy tomato flavor, but the beans were overcooked.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2025
But the vernacular and ahistorical images are what give the show its rich, tangy flavor.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Creamy, silky, tangy or spicy green sauces tend to work with any combination of herbs.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
Vlasic Kosher Dill Spears Dill pickles can range in taste from salty to tangy and sour, and these pickles fell on the more sour range of that spectrum.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
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Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2025
But the vernacular and ahistorical images are what give the show its rich, tangy flavor.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Creamy, silky, tangy or spicy green sauces tend to work with any combination of herbs.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2025
Vlasic Kosher Dill Spears Dill pickles can range in taste from salty to tangy and sour, and these pickles fell on the more sour range of that spectrum.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tangy
Adjective
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Both of our children were a week past their due dates...so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn't work - there was only one thing left to do!—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Some Asian ingredients include spicy xo sauce, Japanese snow crab and A5 Miyazaki Gyu, a top-grade Japanese wagyu beef.—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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Mount Dora study IDs likely source of pungent mystery smell Politics US sends 68 migrants back to Honduras and Colombia in first voluntary deportation The migrants disembarked with $1,000 debit cards from the U.S. government.—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2025
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Mount Dora study IDs likely source of pungent mystery smell Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage holds steady at 6.76%, not far from highest levels this year Politics Egg prices finally dropped, but the cost of beef hit a record high last month.—
Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
16 May 2025
Adjective
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Fried rice is delicious on its own, but a block of extra-firm tofu can make this dish significantly more substantial and filling.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
30 May 2025
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My favorite way to use it up is by making zucchini butter—a luscious, versatile spread that is just as delicious on sandwiches as it is tossed with pasta.—
Kendra Vaculin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Tangy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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