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as in unappetizing
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
the office coffee is often some brackish brew that's been sitting around for a couple of hours
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Recent Examples of brackish
The Florida Health Department offers the following tips to minimize the risk of exposure to vibrio:
Avoid swimming or wading in floodwaters, standing water, seawater, and brackish water, if possible.
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Zelda’s unburdened from expectation and free to explore — from the brackish waters shared by the Sea and River Zora to the deserts the exclusively-female Gerudo calls home (which Zelda, blessedly, doesn’t need to sneak into, as Link usually must!).
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
Preferring shallow, brackish waters, cownose rays often swim at the surface, reducing the risk of human encounters.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
River otters are relatively common throughout Washington and can be found in fresh, brackish or saltwater habitats, according to the agency.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
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Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Zelda’s unburdened from expectation and free to explore — from the brackish waters shared by the Sea and River Zora to the deserts the exclusively-female Gerudo calls home (which Zelda, blessedly, doesn’t need to sneak into, as Link usually must!).
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
Preferring shallow, brackish waters, cownose rays often swim at the surface, reducing the risk of human encounters.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
River otters are relatively common throughout Washington and can be found in fresh, brackish or saltwater habitats, according to the agency.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackish
Adjective
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But asking them not to cook food that smells unappetizing to you, and is likely delightful to them?—
Diana Budds,
Architectural Digest,
16 Jan. 2025
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Afterall, there are few things as unappetizing as a spoonful of stale cereal.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The only seasonings in this corn casserole are salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.—
Robin Miller,
The Arizona Republic,
8 Aug. 2024
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Here, the country starts looking seriously poor—more salt scrub than sagebrush.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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For many Newcastle fans, their emotional connection makes leaving unpalatable.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Supply chain issues, cost overruns, and delays make renovation an unpalatable option for many buyers, in spite of the fact that these unrenovated apartments offer great value and, in the case of the prewar buildings, unparalleled solidity of construction.—
Frederick Peters,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Plush, purple-yam blinis crowned with feathery Dungeness crab and the pop of gently saline ikura.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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When water comes back to saline lakes, the brine flies can repopulate quickly.—
Daniel Rothberg,
Vox,
1 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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One former employee of UnitedHealthcare described seeing glib, distasteful messages about Mr. Thompson’s death even in a Facebook group composed largely of people who work in the industry.—
Reed Abelson,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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Fans were quick to call out Kardashian, 44, and point out the distasteful timing of these promotions, especially as people's homes were being destroyed by the flames.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural Juries also convicted some on charges of seditious conspiracy, which refers to activities that undermine a state without directly attacking it.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
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Traffic was horrible and the private crews can’t turn on a siren, ignore traffic laws, and drive on the wrong side of the road like public firefighters.—
Joseph Bien-Kahn,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In an effort to protect taxpayers from potential litigation, jail time and other unsavory outcomes of tax fraud, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Coalition of Scam and Scheme Threats (CASST) released new measures surrounding how to claim the Fuel Tax Credit.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The unsavory arrangement came to light Sunday, Jan. 12, when a man, identified as 67-year-old Cleo Spence, called the Albany Police Department to have the mom and her children evicted from his home on East Broad Avenue, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The team initially struggled, and so did Saleh’s defense, which in 2018 was criticized for being too bland and at times too discombobulated.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Compelling subject matter only goes so far when presented in such a bland, familiar manner.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Brackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackish. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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