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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 satirical
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
Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Rhubarb Rhubarb is a tart fruit that provides calcium, vitamin K, and fiber.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025
Brennan Long, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
The bottom two are Henry’s limp fried chicken (fried in the remains of Zubair’s winning oil, no less) and Bailey’s maple tart, which was so underbaked that all Kristen could taste was flour.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Multilayered aromas of honeycomb, seashell and hazelnuts with pear tart flavors and bright acidity with a very long finish of saline minerality.
2023 SHABO, Rosé Wine: 100% Pinot Noir.
—Cathrine Todd, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Rhubarb Rhubarb is a tart fruit that provides calcium, vitamin K, and fiber.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
Online fans list the almond croissants, Butter Boy cookies, fruit tarts, cannoli dip, and tiramisu as must-haves from their shopping trips.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 26 Mar. 2025
The bottom two are Henry’s limp fried chicken (fried in the remains of Zubair’s winning oil, no less) and Bailey’s maple tart, which was so underbaked that all Kristen could taste was flour.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tart
Adjective
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Crisp, acidic and linear aromas of grapefruit, green apples, melon, candy cane and lemon grass; slight lime and salt.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Most veggies prefer slightly acidic soil, but these crops thrive in more alkaline gardens.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2023
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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The acid content of these foods irritates your child's skin, causing redness that can look like a rash.6 Viruses and Bacterial Infections Certain viral or bacterial infections may cause multiple symptoms around the mouth, including a rash.—
Wendy Wisner,
Health,
18 Apr. 2025
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Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist whose smooth fusion planted the seeds of acid jazz and neo soul, died Wednesday at the age of 84.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Goldberg continued before asking her co-hosts their opinions in a sarcastic tone.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Where Jackie is sarcastic, cynical, and all sharp edges, Zoey is enthusiastic and warm.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His screenplay had ended with Aimée’s widowed script girl returning to Paris from Deauville after a tryst gone sour with Trintignant’s widowed racecar driver.—
Bruce Handy,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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While Cena’s heel run has quickly gone sour, WWE is currently without both Rhodes and Gunther, who are both getting time off after entering WrestleMania as world champions.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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That’s the premise of Douglas Is Cancelled, a cruelly funny 2024 BBC sitcom that seems very much in sync with satiric comedies such as The Office and W1A and Yes Minister.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
22 Mar. 2025
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Misery, a horror movie with a satiric streak, launched Bates’s film stardom.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Standing in front of an array of 4,500 Canadian solar panels and across from a wall topped with barbed wire, Gov. Ned Lamont today announced the completion of seven solar projects at prisons located in Enfield, Cheshire and Somers.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2025
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Some of the humor has a barbed, geopolitical aim in a war for the world’s hearts and minds — see the Chinese government’s fusillade of memes — but political scientists say that, for many people, humor is a natural response to stressful times.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Tart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tart. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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