as in spicy
sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses
recipes for a zingy meal that is sure to wow your guests
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Recent Examples of zingy
Another salad of chewy-crisp pork jowl and sliced melon is zingy with garlic and pickle-tart.
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
This recipe has everything a great breakfast taco needs: warm fluffy eggs, smoky bits of bacon, and bright zingy salsas.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Pallini Limoncello is zingy and just sweet enough to create an exciting flavor profile of a spritz riff.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Sweet, juicy tomatoes meet buttery avocado, peppery arugula, and a zingy lemon vinaigrette in this refreshingly easy summer salad recipe.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2025
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Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
This recipe has everything a great breakfast taco needs: warm fluffy eggs, smoky bits of bacon, and bright zingy salsas.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
Pallini Limoncello is zingy and just sweet enough to create an exciting flavor profile of a spritz riff.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Sweet, juicy tomatoes meet buttery avocado, peppery arugula, and a zingy lemon vinaigrette in this refreshingly easy summer salad recipe.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zingy
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Unlike other game-day snacks like chips or popcorn, where flavors and textures can get a little one-note after a while, ALDI’s Cajun Trail Mix keeps your taste buds entertained with different flavors—salty, sweet, and spicy—and different textures, too.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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The sandwich options vary by protein, with choices including Spam, bacon, ham and spicy pork.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Inside are eight zesty colors of her choosing — out of Crayola’s 357 different hues — spanning yellow, blue, pink, green and purple.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Chorizo, a zesty pork sausage used in Mexican and Spanish cuisines, serves this goal admirably.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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The tequila daisy cocktail, served in a clay cantarito cup smudged with sumac salt, is piquant with ancho verde, mellowed with summer strawberry.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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His piquant style of writing in the unfinished tell-all feels like dropping into a gossip circle in the most glamorous (and cutting) powder room on the planet.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The world is full of delicious Negroni variations, but few and far between are the ones that work as harmoniously as this.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
4 Oct. 2025
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Meaty, creamy and simply delicious!—
Symiah Dorsey,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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The pungent smell of weed pervaded the arena as YoungBoy performed an eclectic set, showcasing the breadth of songs in his catalog.—
Jayson Buford,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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By definition, herbs are the pungent leafy portions of certain plants, while spices are derived from seeds, fruits, flowers, or roots.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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There was blood and thunder, and the encounter was saltier than a pitch seasoned by Pisa’s former owner Romeo Anconetani who used to superstitiously spread the stuff around the ground before games.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Some of the world’s largest makers of salty, savory and sweet treats have flagged weakness in their snack portfolio, Josephson said, adding that many of these companies had dramatically hiked their prices in recent years.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Zingy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zingy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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