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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
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!).
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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
River otters are relatively common throughout Washington and can be found in fresh, brackish or saltwater habitats, according to the agency.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
But scientists who study the hundreds of square miles of brackish water say even the slightest heat or disturbance from NetworkOcean’s submersible could trigger toxic algae blooms and harm wildlife.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2024
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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
River otters are relatively common throughout Washington and can be found in fresh, brackish or saltwater habitats, according to the agency.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024
But scientists who study the hundreds of square miles of brackish water say even the slightest heat or disturbance from NetworkOcean’s submersible could trigger toxic algae blooms and harm wildlife.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 10 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackish
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But asking them not to cook food that smells unappetizing to you, and is likely delightful to them?Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025
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Afterall, there are few things as unappetizing as a spoonful of stale cereal.Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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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
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That leaves them poorly placed to respond in any concerted fashion to what may well be politically unpalatable proposals by Mr. Trump about how to end the war.Mark Landler, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Livestock not native to the desert have grazed and trampled the plants tortoises like to eat, spreading unpalatable nonnative grasses in their wake.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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When water comes back to saline lakes, the brine flies can repopulate quickly.Daniel Rothberg, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
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Mono Lake provides habitat for imperiled shorebirds such as Wilson’s phalaropes, which stop at saline lakes during their long migrations, feeding on brine flies and other invertebrates.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 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
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Euphemisms: These are words designed to deflect attention from something considered distasteful or unpleasant.Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Given this area’s rich history with horrible weather and big events at this time of year, there is still a chance that the Cotton Bowl will be postponed until Saturday.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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How horrible for my sweet little nephews to watch their house disappear like this.Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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In an effort to protect taxpayers from potential litigation, jail time and other unsavory outcomes of tax fraud, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Coalition of Scam and Scheme Threats (CASST) released new measures surrounding how to claim the Fuel Tax Credit.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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The unsavory arrangement came to light Sunday, Jan. 12, when a man, identified as 67-year-old Cleo Spence, called the Albany Police Department to have the mom and her children evicted from his home on East Broad Avenue, officials said.Mark Price, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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These are easy ways to spruce up otherwise bland statements.Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
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The young actors are excellent, their bland surroundings coolly captured by Raphaël Vandenbussche’s easygoing camera.Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Brackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackish. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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