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as in unappetizing
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
the office coffee is often some brackish brew that's been sitting around for a couple of hours
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Recent Examples of brackish
The animals are relatively common in Washington and can be found in fresh, brackish, or saltwater habitats, the agency said.
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
The Florida Health Department offers the following tips to minimize the risk of exposure to vibrio:
Avoid swimming or wading in floodwaters, standing water, seawater, and brackish water, if possible.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Zelda’s unburdened from expectation and free to explore — from the brackish waters shared by the Sea and River Zora to the deserts the exclusively-female Gerudo calls home (which Zelda, blessedly, doesn’t need to sneak into, as Link usually must!).
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
Preferring shallow, brackish waters, cownose rays often swim at the surface, reducing the risk of human encounters.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2024
The Florida Health Department offers the following tips to minimize the risk of exposure to vibrio:
Avoid swimming or wading in floodwaters, standing water, seawater, and brackish water, if possible.
—Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Zelda’s unburdened from expectation and free to explore — from the brackish waters shared by the Sea and River Zora to the deserts the exclusively-female Gerudo calls home (which Zelda, blessedly, doesn’t need to sneak into, as Link usually must!).
—James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
Preferring shallow, brackish waters, cownose rays often swim at the surface, reducing the risk of human encounters.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackish
Adjective
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Few projects sound quite as unappetizing as cleaning out the attic.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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But in the end, Swept Away was blown away by something else: Middling ticket sales, a story that may have been unappetizing to some, a song catalog unfamiliar to the tourists who make up a large chunk of Broadway’s audience, and perhaps a bit of bad timing in terms of the national mood.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The only seasonings in this corn casserole are salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper.—
Robin Miller,
The Arizona Republic,
8 Aug. 2024
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Here, the country starts looking seriously poor—more salt scrub than sagebrush.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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For many Newcastle fans, their emotional connection makes leaving unpalatable.—
Chris Waugh,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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Supply chain issues, cost overruns, and delays make renovation an unpalatable option for many buyers, in spite of the fact that these unrenovated apartments offer great value and, in the case of the prewar buildings, unparalleled solidity of construction.—
Frederick Peters,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Look for creative ingredient combinations like the Carretera, a blend of mezcal, pineapple Campari, coffee vermouth, and a splash of saline olive juice.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Plush, purple-yam blinis crowned with feathery Dungeness crab and the pop of gently saline ikura.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One former employee of UnitedHealthcare described seeing glib, distasteful messages about Mr. Thompson’s death even in a Facebook group composed largely of people who work in the industry.—
Reed Abelson,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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Fans were quick to call out Kardashian, 44, and point out the distasteful timing of these promotions, especially as people's homes were being destroyed by the flames.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Recommended Trump moves from ‘American carnage’ to ‘a horrible betrayal’ in second inaugural Juries also convicted some on charges of seditious conspiracy, which refers to activities that undermine a state without directly attacking it.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
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Traffic was horrible and the private crews can’t turn on a siren, ignore traffic laws, and drive on the wrong side of the road like public firefighters.—
Joseph Bien-Kahn,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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They have been locked out and led into a dead end darkened by threats, lawsuits, non-disclosure agreements and unsavory lenders, buyers say.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Its operatives exist in the shadows, doing unsavory work behind the scenes so that James T Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard, Kathryn Janeway, and other Starfleet captains can carry out their day jobs without getting their hands too dirty.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Compelling subject matter only goes so far when presented in such a bland, familiar manner.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
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The team initially struggled, and so did Saleh’s defense, which in 2018 was criticized for being too bland and at times too discombobulated.—
Matt Barrows,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Brackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackish. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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