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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
Preferring shallow, brackish waters, cownose rays often swim at the surface, reducing the risk of human encounters.
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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
Salt-tolerant plants previously restricted to brackish soils beneath the mangroves slowly began creeping up, an indication that salt levels were increasing, the researchers said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 July 2024
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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
Salt-tolerant plants previously restricted to brackish soils beneath the mangroves slowly began creeping up, an indication that salt levels were increasing, the researchers said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for brackish
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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 holiday rush is in full swing across the US as last-minute travelers try to reach their destinations in unappetizing weather conditions.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 27 Nov. 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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But the prospect of making some single mothers worse off proved too unpalatable for lawmakers to move forward with the idea.Rachel Cohen, Vox, 26 Nov. 2024
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The unpalatable truth is that every new gadget has a cost in terms of manufacturing, shipping, operating life, and, eventually, waste.Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2023
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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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Those choices seem even more baffling and distasteful after watching this documentary, which shows the real Lyle breaking down with shame on the witness stand over his abuse of Erik.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2024
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The performance of the big meal is done, the mood has relaxed, the more distasteful guests are long gone.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
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Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Even as the country seeks to emerge from the legacy of those seven horrible years, however, a new government elected in 2023 has become the first since the fall of the dictatorship to justify the regime’s extrajudicial killings and violent repression.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Axis will leave a vacuum that other unsavory forces could fill.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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PayPal knows that people use Venmo for unsavory endeavors.Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The answer is quite simple but hardly not satisfying: His players are bland.Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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My only real complaint is that, apart from the weapons, the mecha looked like they were designed by a committee and were a bit bland.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Brackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brackish. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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