1
as in spiciness
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2
as in suggestiveness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raciness
Noun
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The key to its flavor is a balance of sweet, spice, piquancy and heat, which creates a balanced and addictive bite.—
Lynda Balslev,
The Mercury News,
17 June 2024 -
While there are pops of piquancy in Landon’s script, her direction and the performances (with the exception of Woodard) fail to inspire much more than a shrug.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2024
Noun
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The finish is long and sweet, with lingering herbal, earthy, orange zest and mild pepper notes.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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More international fare Whole Foods expects more snacks and packaging to come with a foreign zest, such as mango sticky rice chips, plantain tostones and chile-crunch edamame oil and nut mixes.—
Russ Wiles,
The Arizona Republic,
3 Jan. 2025
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The key is to saute the kimchi to concentrate its pungency — the more fermented the kimchi, the better.—
Iris Kim,
NBC News,
23 Nov. 2024
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One of those is to impart bite: Sour-style cocktails need acid, and most of the Western world defaults to citrus thanks to its affordability, ample pungency, and mild flavor.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
2 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Others have simply responded to the nit-pickers with some zings.—
Jordan Hoffman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
30 Dec. 2024
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Get the Recipe 21 of 25 Southern Meatloaf Few meals are as warm and comforting as a good old-fashioned meatloaf, and this recipe adds a Southern twist with a zing of pimiento cheese.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2025
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Corbet’s awkward forcing of his characters into his conceptual framework leads to absurdities and vulgarities—not least in the depiction of László’s first and only Black acquaintance, a laborer named Gordon (Isaach De Bankolé), as a heroin addict.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
3 Jan. 2025
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Some council members who took issue with the sign relented after then-Metro Council attorney Mike Jameson advised that rejecting Rock's sign due to vulgarity or obscenity could lead to a First Amendment lawsuit.—
Cassandra Stephenson,
The Tennessean,
22 May 2024
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Over-Nite Sensation is a triumph: a concentrated digest from perhaps the most popular stretch of his career, and a freeze-frame of his compositional flowering and ingenious lyrical ribaldry.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
The Atlantic,
27 Nov. 2023
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Finding liberty in punk artistry, Dury updated the tradition of British music-hall ribaldry and rude folk humor.—
Armond White,
National Review,
3 Aug. 2022
Noun
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The tang of Zing Zang transports me to the crowded confines of my grandmother’s wet bar, where the adults mixed batches of Bloody Mary’s as family slowly trickled in on Christmas Day.—
Elizabeth Hutchison Hicklin,
Southern Living,
22 Dec. 2024
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Flavor Red velvet offers a nuanced, luxurious flavor profile that entails sweet notes of vanilla balanced by a pleasant tang from the buttermilk and vinegar, all rounded out with a muted hint of cocoa.—
Darcy Lenz,
Southern Living,
28 Nov. 2024
Noun
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Prep and measure all your spices and set them aside.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2025
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This air sign is all about celebrating your one-of-a-kind spice while finding power with your people.—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Raciness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raciness. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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