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as in acid
causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids
the acidic flavor of lemon goes nicely with broiled fish
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as in sarcastic
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
her often acidic reviews have ruffled more than a few toques in the restaurant kitchens of New York
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Recent Examples of acidic
Also, because acidic liquids aren't involved, there is no odor, Gao said.
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Peter Burke, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
The decade kicked off with cautious hope, and in 2020, women charted a banner eight No. 1s, spanning acidic breakup stories to sunny love songs.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Use a well-draining, acidic potting mix such as a commercial mix labelled for rhododendrons and azaleas or camellias.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Her Passion Fruit & Guava Mascarpone Tart is a beautifully balanced creamy, acidic dessert.
—The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
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Peter Burke, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
The decade kicked off with cautious hope, and in 2020, women charted a banner eight No. 1s, spanning acidic breakup stories to sunny love songs.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Use a well-draining, acidic potting mix such as a commercial mix labelled for rhododendrons and azaleas or camellias.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
Her Passion Fruit & Guava Mascarpone Tart is a beautifully balanced creamy, acidic dessert.
—The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acidic
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Since azaleas are acid soil-loving plants, pine needles, aged pine bark, or leaf mold are ideal mulches.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
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Last year, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality fined Intel for failing to control air emissions of acid gases at its Hillsboro chip production facility.Arlene Blum, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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As the group grows, so do the number of sarcastic or unserious posts and comments within it.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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His gibes at China on X were often aggressive and sarcastic.Motoko Rich, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Double check for any sour aroma or cloudy discoloration before serving it up to guests! Incorporate texture.Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Ahead, 11 highly quaffable recipes—from martini riffs to sour variations—for welcoming the new year in high spirits.Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
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The show isn't satiric so much as amused by the absurd lengths to which the Kaylas of our society will go in pursuit of self-definition.Tom Gliatto, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Mann at his most satiric has Settembrini contributing an essay to a multivolume project whose purpose is to end suffering.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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The tortoises live in a sheltered habitat ringed by barbed wire and draped in netting.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Middle Tennessee actor talks near-death experience Flying into a barbed wire fence at 11.Rosalind Bowling, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
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Opening the Abraham Accords to these new members would help remind the world that there are many Muslim countries who favor tolerance, peace and stability and want nothing to do with the corrosive brand of Islamism that has wrecked economies and devastated communities.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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There’s a predictable love triangle, the betrayal that explains the corrosive relationship between the lion brothers and Biblical undertones that cast and recast the roles of Adam and Eve as well as Cain and Abel.Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
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Yet the canny level of observation — at once casual, caustic and empathetic — makes for a film that adds up to considerably more than the sum of its seemingly offhand parts.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 21 Dec. 2024
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There are so many wonderfully caustic plotlines in this perfect 30 Rock episode.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Acidic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acidic. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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