tangs 1 of 2

plural of tang
as in hints
an almost imperceptible sign of something the young author's novel is surprisingly earnest, tackling its subject without the slightest tang of irony

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tangs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tang

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Noun
  • The tartan motif featured severe horizontal and vertical lines, creating squares and including varying shades of muted red with hints of green.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
  • As Android Authority reports, hints of Nano Banana have appeared in the code for the Google app on Android.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The memo also clashes with a 2019 law that requires back pay for federal workers.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But over-protective matriarch Gladys Gibbes (Octavia Spencer) is a celebrity chef who clashes with Rachel.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But things get weird when Kamala sees flickers of zombie faces in the crowd.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Foster’s tenure had flickers of momentum.
    Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During a season when even the most successful night of the year is marred by a devastating injury to the team’s best player, there are still glimmers of hope for the Dolphins.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Baker wisely doesn’t attempt to write entirely in Austen’s wry style, but glimmers do peek through.
    Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to a swath of antiques, special touches include wallpaper by Designers Guild and Gucci; fabrics by Kravet, and Colefax and Fowler; and custom furnishings by Rose Tarlow, Holland MacRae, and Madeline Stuart.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Croskey-Merritt produced 150 total yards and two rushing TDs on 16 touches.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Memories are unearthed, resentments are shared, emotions are felt — and very little of it rings true.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Then, suddenly, from the top of the theater stairs, a voice rings out.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As if that isn’t enough, Isa’s plunks a tamarind-coated straw and a gummy snack on top.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Tangs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tangs. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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