as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
irritated his fellow travelers with saucy questions and comments
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Recent Examples of saucy
The two long-standing food brands collaborated on a new condiment innovation to make burger-eating even more saucy.
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Antonia Debianchi, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
These saucy little numbers only continue the eye-catching outfits Sevigny has worn this month, during events such as New York Fashion Week and the Toronto International Film Festival.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
The finished pasta is perfectly saucy and savory, easy to heat up, and makes excellent leftovers for another dinner.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2024
Then, just yesterday, the stylish stars were spotting hitting the beach—Rihanna in a saucy little Brat-green zebra dress, no less!—and carousing on a luxury yacht.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2024
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Antonia Debianchi, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
These saucy little numbers only continue the eye-catching outfits Sevigny has worn this month, during events such as New York Fashion Week and the Toronto International Film Festival.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
The finished pasta is perfectly saucy and savory, easy to heat up, and makes excellent leftovers for another dinner.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2024
Then, just yesterday, the stylish stars were spotting hitting the beach—Rihanna in a saucy little Brat-green zebra dress, no less!—and carousing on a luxury yacht.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for saucy
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Only 38% of parents consider becoming a content creator to be a wise career choice.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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This approach would be wiser than pushing for a package of immediate and flashy short-term concessions that would damage alliances without realigning them meaningfully.Rush Doshi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Nov. 2024
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Needless to say this subtle manicure goes with literally every outfit she's seen in, most of which could be best describe as… sassy business suits?Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Dec. 2024
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Special Agent Jessica Knight has her hands full with a sassy socialite, as seen in TVLine’s exclusive sneak peek from the next episode of NCIS.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 22 Nov. 2024
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Steven Galanis, co-founder and CEO, turned the idea of personalized celebrity messages into a platform, where fans can request anything from birthday wishes to a cheeky roast.Harry Booth, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
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The sweeping biopic charts the rise of the pop star, from his days as a cheeky 8-year-old in a working-class U.K. town to his battles with the usual pitfalls of fame and money.Ramin Zahed, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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But the attack called fresh attention to deepening frustrations over health coverage.Stephanie Kelly and Julie Steenhuysen, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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It’s used to highlight fresh cracks and deep rifts alike in pop culture, tech trends and other industries.Anna Furman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Established in 1755, Gautier produces Cognacs known for their bold and fruity flavors.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The empowering anthem is bold and blunt and needs to be a morning affirmation for Black women everywhere.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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More specifically, the impudent Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time and turns Link into a Deku Scrub, those antagonistic tree cannons first introduced in Ocarina.Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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In short, Moscow sees Montenegro as both strategically valuable and an impudent upstart that has thumbed its nose at the Russian bear while genuflecting before NATO and Washington.Edward P. Joseph, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2016
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Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is set to appear Thursday at an extradition hearing in Pennsylvania after Manhattan prosecutors filed a slew of new charges related to the brazen attack.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Chin Jinping, 61, could face anywhere between no prison time and five years behind bars as well as the possibility of losing his U.S. citizenship after admitting his role in the brazen Chinese spying scheme.John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Usually, those scenes focus on Bridget Everett’s Sam, whose brassy voice can punch a hole into any heart.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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To do so, this uses a blend of ultra-violet pigments that counteract yellow and brassy tones to ensure your color is always up to your standard in between salon appointments.Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Saucy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saucy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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