TOOTH Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

tooth

noun

Definition of tooth

as in taste

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Recent Examples of tooth The docuseries needed a capable actress that, with 90 minutes of hair and makeup (and one prosthetic tooth), could kind of look like Wuornos. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 The complication shows the moon phases for both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, with a 135-tooth driving wheel that drastically enhances accuracy, deviating by just one day every 122 years. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2026 Oral acidification caused by rising temperatures has led to tooth loss among Pakistani farmworkers. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Without affordable medical care or social welfare, people die of tooth decay and childbirth and exposure to the cold come winter. — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tooth

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Noun

The Wine Lounge offers a taste of both the wines and olive oils that are made on-site, with winery tours available for those who want to go a bit deeper into the inner workings of the wine-making process.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
The Song aesthetic therefore occupies a distinctive place in the history of Chinese taste.

— Li Jun, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of taste

Noun

Earlier this month, the emirate launched AiNative, a program with OpenAI, Microsoft and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, to train 20,000 government workers in practical and responsible AI use by the end of the year.

— Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Potential uses include drug discovery, neuroscience, energy, aerospace, robotics and advanced manufacturing research.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of use

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This flamboyantly ambitious novel, which takes place in a version of Atlanta known as Atlantis, follows the life of George Washington Jonson, a Black cop with a liking for white women.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Democrats must decide whether to take the deal in front of them or, possibly with a congressional majority next year, craft a version more to their liking that may be met with staunch GOP opposition and, thus, gridlock purgatory yet again.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of liking

Noun

The Incredible Hulk, the Thing, He-Man, Superman—these cartoon heroes must fulfill some kind of longing.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Despite the claims of any number of charlatans who prey on the American brand of cuddly benighted ignorance, the universe will not manifest an alternate reality for anyone who simply wishes for it with sufficient longing.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of longing

Noun

One of the teens, Eden, is the daughter of a hellfire-and-brimstone preacher and is having a secret love affair.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
But as their love affair gets steamier and Haru frantically tries to maintain her elaborate ruse, the dance numbers lose their luster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of love affair

Noun

Alfonso recalled their discussions about how setting and movement could express the desire to survive.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
The desire for these transformative products was never innate, and LACMA’s exhibition zeroes in on that idea from the start.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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