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
Everyone sees the brawn — the spicy soundbites, the raucous locker room videos.
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Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Once this perfume settles, its fruitiness dissipates almost entirely and leaves behind a warm, spicy trail made of its base notes, birch woods and papyrus.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 15 Jan. 2025
Keep scrolling to find a spicy Valentine’s Day ensemble that’ll keep you and your significant other up all night.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Jan. 2025
Or a spicy pineapple margarita blended with bits of damiana, a shrub known for its tiny, aromatic flowers.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Once this perfume settles, its fruitiness dissipates almost entirely and leaves behind a warm, spicy trail made of its base notes, birch woods and papyrus.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 15 Jan. 2025
Keep scrolling to find a spicy Valentine’s Day ensemble that’ll keep you and your significant other up all night.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 15 Jan. 2025
Or a spicy pineapple margarita blended with bits of damiana, a shrub known for its tiny, aromatic flowers.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for spicy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spicy
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The appearance of weather conditions suggestive of La Niña, a climate phenomenon linked to drier conditions and drought in southern parts of the U.S., likely played a large part in priming southern California for extreme fire conditions this week.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The stories were often suggestive, leaving plenty of room for the imagination to fill in the gaps.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Each group is coded by color to indicate difficulty: yellow for the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple for more challenging sets.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Gyllenhaal’s model comes in 18-karat yellow gold and features a white dial with Roman numerals and a blue alligator strap.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2025
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The salty cheese fuses beautifully with the sweet and spicy onions.Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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Its rich, fearlessly salty presence adds pop to dishes like pad thai, lime chili shrimp and papaya salad.Rai Mincey, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spicy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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