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as in acidic
causing or characterized by the one of the basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids
I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart
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as in satirical
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
responded to the heckler with a tart comeback
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as in prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
another movie featuring an Old West saloon scene with the requisite gamblers, gunslingers, and tarts
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Recent Examples of tart
Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Nov. 2024
New to the drinks menu this year are: Cran-Merry Orange Refresher: Flavors of sweet orange, tart cranberry and warm spices, including notes of cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg, shaken with ice, water and real cranberries.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
Laurie Werner, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
In a late February interview with Mike Florio and Chris Simms during the NFL Scouting Combine, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid revealed that Swift gifted a few of his players with homemade pop tarts.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Here's what the Farmers' Almanac predicts New items this winter include a trio of new Cran-Merry Orange Refreshers:
Cran-Merry Orange Refresher: Flavors of sweet orange, tart cranberry and warm spices, including notes of cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg, shaken with ice, water and real cranberries.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Nov. 2024
New to the drinks menu this year are: Cran-Merry Orange Refresher: Flavors of sweet orange, tart cranberry and warm spices, including notes of cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg, shaken with ice, water and real cranberries.
—Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 8 Nov. 2024
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Desserts such as the deceptively simple sounding cookies and milk (the milk is ice cream), an ice cream sundae with peanut butter and chocolate tart with salted caramel are, not surprisingly, delectable given his background as a pastry chef.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
In a late February interview with Mike Florio and Chris Simms during the NFL Scouting Combine, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid revealed that Swift gifted a few of his players with homemade pop tarts.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Conditions Triggered by Acidic Food Several conditions can be triggered by acidic foods.Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Other helpful adaptations include a featherless head to stay clean during feeding and a highly acidic digestive system to kill harmful bacteria.Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.Vulture, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
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Fluoride also replaces minerals lost from teeth due to acid breakdown, according to the agency.Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Magnesium interferes with bisphosphonates used for osteoporosis, antibiotics, diuretics, and proton pump inhibitors used for acid reflux.8 Potassium: The kidneys regulate potassium levels.Amy Brownstein, MS, RDN, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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The comment quickly spread like wildfire online, causing much confusion about if his comment was sarcastic or a dig at the country crooner.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024
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While the main cast all reprised their roles, Rapp’s Leighton Murray, the ultra-wealthy, sarcastic sorority girl whose journey of self-discovery was central to the first two seasons, is bidding her farewell.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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These were strippers, hookers, actresses, and showgirls, all of them with knock-out bodies.Cher, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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Those bank documents helped federal prosecutors bring a criminal case in California about unpaid taxes on cash Biden used to fund drugs and hookers.Philip Elliott, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
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Interesting counterpart to sweet and sour dishes on the table.Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Lunch is typically served at 11 a.m. at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center and will include turkey roast or hot & sour tofu.Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Nov. 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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Others are satiric vignettes—pointed takedowns of sham humanitarians, sham foreign journalists, sham white saviors and their sham schemes to save the continent—whose villains can read more like stock inventions than like surprising ones.Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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The doll’s custom packaging showcases illustrations of Karol G in the iconic Bratz style, complete with an iridescent barbed wire display.Ingrid Fajardo, Billboard, 25 Nov. 2024
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Prior to the opening of the trail, the site of the northern headquarters of the 40,000-acre cattle ranch operation was little more than a few acres of nameless bullet-riddled stuff wrapped in a tangle of barbed wire.Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Tart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tart. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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