1
as in bitterness
a harsh or sharp quality
detected a certain acidity in the way he responded
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2
as in severity
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
the acidity of their relationship was well known to their mutual acquaintances
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Recent Examples of acidity
The backset's acidity lowers the mash's pH, which helps control unwanted bacterial growth.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
May Boost Skin Health Topical apple cider vinegar is a popular natural skin treatment for acne and eczema based on the assumption that ACV’s acidity can balance pH levels and fight germs on the skin.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
Volcanic ash alters the acidity of soil and introduces harmful elements such as arsenic and sulfur into the environment.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
Tannins ran to the polished and luscious side rather than grippy or chewy, and acidity tended to be on the vivid and bright end of the spectrum.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
May Boost Skin Health Topical apple cider vinegar is a popular natural skin treatment for acne and eczema based on the assumption that ACV’s acidity can balance pH levels and fight germs on the skin.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Apr. 2025
Volcanic ash alters the acidity of soil and introduces harmful elements such as arsenic and sulfur into the environment.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
Tannins ran to the polished and luscious side rather than grippy or chewy, and acidity tended to be on the vivid and bright end of the spectrum.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acidity
Noun
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Soon thereafter, starving, Cage yanks the dead rat from the ground and holds it to his teeth, about to take a bite.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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But the balanced blueprint takes a big bite out of the county’s infrastructure investment, slicing the capital projects budget by roughly two-thirds, or $90 million.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 May 2025
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The student's friends took her to a nearby apartment to rest after the fall, not realizing the severity of her injuries.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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But for the most part, people don’t get the severity.—
Miranda Mullings and Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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The Indian army said in a statement late on Friday that drones were sighted in 26 locations across a wide area of India's west and northwest from Kashmir and states bordering Pakistan to the edge of the Arabian Sea.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Five players who signed reserve/future contracts in January participated: edge rusher Tre’Mon Morris-Brash, safety Emany Johnson, receiver Jaylen Johnson, offensive lineman Karsen Barnhart and linebacker Jeremiah Jean-Baptiste.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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And this all matches the public’s general hostility to higher rates of immigration to the US over the last few years — which according to Gallup data, seems to still be the case.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
2 May 2025
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Trump has pressed both sides to quickly come to a war-ending agreement, but while Zelenskyy agreed to an American plan for an initial 30-day halt to hostilities, Russia has not signed on and has continued to strike at targets inside Ukraine.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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He was released from the hospital on Wednesday after being monitored for three days to ensure no bile was leaking into the bloodstream.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Her symptoms include vomiting up clots of hair, bile and sewing pins; making scary pronouncements in a guttural voice that is not her own; and being unusually attractive to wasps, whose carcasses litter her bedclothes.—
Sarah Lyall,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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In Canada, modest supply management policies keep farmgate and farmer pay prices higher, while disincentivizing the buildout of fast-paced, crowded and large scale production facilities at the heart of avian flu virulence.—
Errol Schweizer,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Everything about the movement surprised political observers: its virulence, its magnitude, its provincial origins, its apparent lack of structure and leadership, and its adamant refusal to be co-opted by existing political parties and unions.—
Arthur Goldhammer,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2018
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“Acidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acidity. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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