sourness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sourness
Noun
  • Document And Escalate When Needed If incivility turns into harassment or affects your work, start documenting incidents.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In the last game before the All-Star break, Murray dropped a career-high 55 points, showing competitive incivility, egged on by the Trail Blazers’ fellow Canadian Dalano Banton.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Type 2 diabetes treatments can vary based on the severity of your condition, your lifestyle, and your overall health.
    Julia Ries, Health, 9 Apr. 2025
  • In some studies, Vitamin A has been shown to reduce the severity of measles and the risk of death from the virus — but these studies were among highly malnourished populations in low-income countries.
    Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Justifying one rudeness by citing another is ruder.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • While not every workplace is toxic, rudeness is more widespread than many realize.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Stolarz’s inclination to shout instructions at teammates on the ice, often with serious levels of hostility in the name of competition, comes to him naturally.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Datta writes that Indians had faced violent treatment at the hands of Japanese forces, even if the Chinese community bore the brunt of the Japanese hostility.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • During last year’s presidential campaign, a roadside billboard in Miami that drew comparisons between Trump and dictators like Fidel Castro drew anger from supporters of the president.
    David Catanese, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Unlike Molly, who's politely reticent and reluctant to speak up for herself, Nikki can't resist expressing her anger and sorrow—or, more precisely, dramatizing them for whatever audience of oncologists happens to be in range.
    Dory Jackson, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Much has been made of Maldonado making the team for his defense and in spite of his offense.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
  • The ecosystem remains unstable in spite of investments and the introduction of new tools.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Sourness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sourness. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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