as in satirical
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
a corrosive satire on the fashion industry and its movers and shakers
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Recent Examples of corrosive
Brazil and South Africa, as democratic members of BRICS, should exploit their weight in the organization to counteract the potentially corrosive efforts of authoritarian members.
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David Koranyi, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
But the Heat’s erratic play — which has led to a 25-28 record at the All Star break — seems to have had a corrosive impact in one tangible reflection of interest in the product: television ratings.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
These penalties can be increased if the person commits the crime with firearms, corrosive substances, in disguise or with several other people.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
In the case of Coppola’s, of the corrosive effects of power?
—Jim Shepard, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for corrosive
David Koranyi, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
But the Heat’s erratic play — which has led to a 25-28 record at the All Star break — seems to have had a corrosive impact in one tangible reflection of interest in the product: television ratings.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2025
These penalties can be increased if the person commits the crime with firearms, corrosive substances, in disguise or with several other people.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
In the case of Coppola’s, of the corrosive effects of power?
—Jim Shepard, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for corrosive
Adjective
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Always down to gossip and party, Redmond exudes Gemini's energy through his zesty and sarcastic attitude.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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This is not just a sarcastic take but a practical one.—
Jaron Lanier,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That’s the premise of Douglas Is Cancelled, a cruelly funny 2024 BBC sitcom that seems very much in sync with satiric comedies such as The Office and W1A and Yes Minister.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
22 Mar. 2025
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Misery, a horror movie with a satiric streak, launched Bates’s film stardom.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Blueberries need a very acidic soil; have the soil pH checked before planting. 69.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2025
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Natural colors can be sensitive to heat, light, oxygen and changes in pH. Pigments extracted from berries, cabbage, and red radishes, for instance, may register as a purply-blue when used in a neutral-pH cookie dough but change to a pastel pink when added to an acidic lemonade.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But his prematurely craggy voice and melodies, combined with arrangement rooted in string bands, were nothing like the soft-rock dudes on the radio; if anything, Hurley was acid folk.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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For the Abe Lincoln tomato, for example — a century-old, disease-resistant red slicer with rich, slightly acid flavor — there is seed from listers in California, Nebraska, Maine, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and New Jersey.—
Margaret Roach,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In The Dutchman, Andre Gaines retrofits Amiri Baraka’s caustic play about a fatal encounter between a reserved Black man and a roguish white woman for the modern age.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
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Simpson was better known for holding his own views, though, with sometimes caustic certainty.—
Mead Gruver,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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They are usually laid out in vast fields ahead of defensive positions, marked with barbed wire and warning signs Such minefields slow down or halt an enemy assault.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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An enemy then grabs the barbed wire with his bare hands — which already sounds like a bad idea, btw — only for the wire to shock him backward.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Corrosive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corrosive. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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