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as in acidic
causing or characterized by the one of the basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids
I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart
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as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
responded to the heckler with a tart comeback
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as in prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
another movie featuring an Old West saloon scene with the requisite gamblers, gunslingers, and tarts
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Recent Examples of tart
Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Other ingredients that make their way into his liquid creations are lavender, lychee syrup, prickly pear and tart cherry juice, to name a few.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Two of the more interesting items from the savory tier include a delicate few bites of salmon rillette on a miso brown butter crisp, and curried chicken salad tarts topped with cherry gelée.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Firmly press 1 piece evenly into bottom and up sides of tart pan.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Other ingredients that make their way into his liquid creations are lavender, lychee syrup, prickly pear and tart cherry juice, to name a few.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
For dessert, sample the apple fritters and fruit tarts.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Two of the more interesting items from the savory tier include a delicate few bites of salmon rillette on a miso brown butter crisp, and curried chicken salad tarts topped with cherry gelée.
—Megan Dubois, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tart
Adjective
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Mushy, wrinkled, moldy, or acidic-smelling grapes should only be food for your compost.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Jan. 2026
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Dark roasts are less acidic than other roasts.—
Emily Santora,
Health,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Tom Lester played Eb Dawson, the Douglases' sarcastic young farmhand.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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The worse things are going, the more bitter and sarcastic my humor sometimes gets.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Women interviewed by The Enquirer said Marshall was connected to the drug and prostitute ring.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Feb. 2026
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Both contacted Epstein multiple times following his 2008 conviction on charges of procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute despite claiming to have cut off contact.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What’s lacking is acid, some tang, to cut through the excess of richness.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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What begins as a slow, lumbering triplet rhythm gradually morphs into a fleet and elegant quasi-acid jam; drums that start off gently turn tough and clattering before the whole thing fades out in a soft sunset glow.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The only thing that may be crazier than the actual football life is this satirical comedy-drama that has more to do with a hedonistic existence than play-action passes.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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But it’s set apart from the rest of her work by a long, satirical section sending up gothic fiction and its fans.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Well, yes, there were also hookers and tequila girls and whatever else was going on in those offices.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025
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Making the cut, however, is not enough for good ratings, and so the Network creates a fake new clickbait backstory for Richards, painting him as a deadbeat dad with a hooker for a wife.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Variation Rather than flaking the salmon into the noodles, serve the fish on top of the pasta and spinach, then drizzle with the sour-cream mixture.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
5 Feb. 2026
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Probably the best beer to pair with such desserts is a Belgian fruit lambic, a sour beer fermented a second time with fruit.—
Jay R. Brooks,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Following the 1967 war, a rope of asphalt had replaced the rubble and barbed wire, meandering through the city like an unwanted river.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Much of the comedy in this action-comedy arrives via barbed exchanges between the constantly bickering James and Jonny.—
Richard Kuipers,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Tart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tart. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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