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as in acidic
causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids
an acid-tasting medicine
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as in angry
having or showing a habitually bad temper
with her acid personality, my aunt could be relied upon to bring some much-needed balance to the holiday gush
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as in satirical
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
a cultural gadfly known for an acid tongue that spares no one
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Recent Examples of acid
Mylanta is available in additional formulations that target symptoms like gas, while Maalox focuses more on acid reduction.
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Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
In addition to acid soil with a pH of about five, which is very acid, blueberries need excellent drainage.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
The combination of vegetables, acid from the vinegar, and fat from the olive oil all work together to slow carbohydrate absorption and minimize the resultant blood sugar spike.
—Mary Scourboutakos, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Other producers include alums of the acid political satire Veep, which took a similar approach to Washington politics.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
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Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
In addition to acid soil with a pH of about five, which is very acid, blueberries need excellent drainage.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
The combination of vegetables, acid from the vinegar, and fat from the olive oil all work together to slow carbohydrate absorption and minimize the resultant blood sugar spike.
—Mary Scourboutakos, Discover Magazine, 2 Sep. 2024
Other producers include alums of the acid political satire Veep, which took a similar approach to Washington politics.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2024
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For You, Too An additional reason for elevating your chicken soup with lemon rather than other acidic ingredients is the health benefits.Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
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They are made by adding an acidic compound to creatine to help creatine absorb better and provide other nutrients that support sports performance.Merve Ceylan, Health, 23 Oct. 2024
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However, what violent extremists perceive as a tacit nod of approval — based on Trump’s own violent rhetoric — could lead to a surge in domestic terrorism in a country that remains anxious, angry and well-armed.Colin P. Clarke, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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But his future was in question after the party suffered its worst election defeat in more than a decade, losing support from voters angry about corruption scandals and the rising cost of living.Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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On Monday, after Rodgers and former head coach Robert Saleh had spent several months bickering over topics such as unexcused absences and cadence, the irritable quarterback won out again.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Within a couple of weeks of wearing the buds, my ears stopped having the irritable side effects.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 3 Oct. 2024
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Others rocked up in hazmat suits in a sarcastic swipe at China’s stringent Covid control measures, which saw Shanghai locked down for roughly two months and sparked rare protests.Chris Lau, CNN, 29 Oct. 2024
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The sentiment is respectable — gun violence is bad — but the song’s satire feels half-baked because Martin just doesn’t have the sarcastic sensibility needed.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Not altogether surprising because the proliferation of guns and incendiary political rhetoric over the past few decades — and especially the last few bilious years — made the shooting at a Trump rally in Butler, Pa., seemingly just a matter of time.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2024
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) Rampant exposure to this movie on cable suggests that Scorsese’s bilious portrait of Jordan Belfort may soon join GoodFellas as one of the director’s most intensely rewatchable efforts.Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Mar. 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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As proof of the threat, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office gathered reporters last week to go over Election Day protections, including new barbed wire atop the parking lot where elections workers park.Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Back when barbed wire restricted freedom, Manzanar players found solace on a field that organizers and volunteers have now rebirthed and made their own.Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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And while there is enough splenetic wit and manic detail to generate obsessive fandom (entire sections of Web sites are dedicated to deciphering just what Kenny is mumbling), subjects like alien abduction, genetic engineering, and Kathie Lee are hardly original targets for satire.Chris Norris, SPIN, 13 Aug. 2022
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Meanwhile, the commentator and controversialist Piers Morgan, an obsessively close observer and relentless critic of Meghan, inevitably waded in with his usual splenetic views.Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2022
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“Acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acid. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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