as in suggestive
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face
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Recent Examples of spicy
While vanilla can lean artificial, this one is anything but: The top note reads like a baking vanilla before settling down into a warm and slightly spicy blend of sandalwood and amber that would smell elegant on any gender.
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Emily Orofino, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
New Mexico emerged as the spiciest state, with 31.9 ounces per customer purchased on Instacart.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
From creamy dips to spicy wings to pigs in a blanket, all of these festive recipes are sure to crowdpleasers.
—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
The organic, spicy concoction comes in two flavors, Sweet Jalapeño and a more fiery Hot Habanero.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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Emily Orofino, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
New Mexico emerged as the spiciest state, with 31.9 ounces per customer purchased on Instacart.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
From creamy dips to spicy wings to pigs in a blanket, all of these festive recipes are sure to crowdpleasers.
—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
The organic, spicy concoction comes in two flavors, Sweet Jalapeño and a more fiery Hot Habanero.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for spicy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spicy
Adjective
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Even the film’s basic exposition, showing Anna working in Klaus’s household and receiving her fateful instructions from Hansen, is richly suggestive of the turmoil vibrating beneath the orderly domestic surface.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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And yet, just of late, the stock is exhibiting characteristics suggestive of a bottom.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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Yellow is the easiest, while purple is the hardest, and green and blue are of medium difficulty.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Illinois and Indiana, as a whole, are vastly different politically and culturally: a blue state and red state side by side in the center of the nation, separated by a 159-mile border, with divergent laws on everything from reproductive rights to gun control to gender-affirming health care.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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But Ritz’s salty campaign with Aubrey Plaza and Matt Shannon, Uber Eats’ Matthew McConaughey-led, Charli XCX-featuring bit about football being invented to sell food, and Häagen-Dazs’ Fast & Furious tribute also ranked highly.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
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Cover traditional barbecue wings in a strawberry chipotle sauce and serve alongside a sweet and salty dark ale.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spicy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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