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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
Vulnerable to the brackish, stormy water of the Caspian, parts of the city are crumbling.
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Growing problem in West Texas requires complex solution In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface.
—Alejandra Martinez The Texas Tribune, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
Foster moved across a pond of brackish water that reaches from the bottom of his lawn to a sandbar two miles away, beyond which the ocean can be heard but not seen.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Though their habitat occasionally overlaps with alligators, crocs prefer salt and brackish water while alligators prefer fresh water.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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Laura Paddison, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
Growing problem in West Texas requires complex solution In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface.
—Alejandra Martinez The Texas Tribune, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
Foster moved across a pond of brackish water that reaches from the bottom of his lawn to a sandbar two miles away, beyond which the ocean can be heard but not seen.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Though their habitat occasionally overlaps with alligators, crocs prefer salt and brackish water while alligators prefer fresh water.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackish
Adjective
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That's an unappetizing reality for a mayor whose transportation referendum, which was widely approved by voters, just raised the city's sales tax rate.—
Nate Rau,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Will the members of that unappetizing quartet turn out to be harbingers of Conquest, War, Famine, and Death?—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lauren's house was wiped clean of all physical evidence, right down to stray hairs in her drain, which is really salt in the wound.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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With Colossal’s budget, Asian elephant conservation NGOs could tackle the real threats to the survival of elephants: human-elephant conflict, loss of habitat and connectivity, poaching, and the spread of invasive plants unpalatable to elephants.—
Nitin Sekar,
ArsTechnica,
5 Apr. 2025
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Now, with confirmation that the Bibas boys are dead, Israeli society will no doubt harden even further, making any idea of reconciliation and peace with the Palestinians all the more unpalatable.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Trinity tells him that the delay in alerting him was her fault and the saline idea was Mohan’s.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Hold an ideological bent that is obvious and distasteful.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2025
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That principle is invoked by law firm partners to justify high profit but distasteful representations.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Wade has been in a horrible slump since the season started and going in to Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels is hitting .096 (5-for-52) with a homer, seven RBIs, eight walks and an on base percentage of .213.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Braves desperately need to add a shortstop and some offensive help amid their horrible start to the season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There’s still a frequent unsavory whiff of exploitation and voyeurism to kidnapping films.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2025
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As an adult, Katt developed a reputation for taking on roles that required him to play unsavory types.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Not to mention that relying solely on transactional benefits makes loyalty programs feel bland and, quite frankly, interchangeable.—
Zsuzsa Kecsmar,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And sadly, nasal congestion that occurs in space affects their sense of smell and makes food taste bland up there.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Brackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackish. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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