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verb

past tense of sour

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for soured
Adjective
  • Their somewhat symbiotic friendship turns sour when Genovese orders a hit on the former, turning the streets of New York into a duplicitous battleground for survival.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But things quickly went sour following the walk-off RBI from Prairie View A&M’s Trenton Bush.
    Scott Thompson, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.
    Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The driest years resulted in dangerously low water levels in Gatun Lake that made canal operations difficult, including in 1998, 2016 and most recently 2023-2024.
    Karina Garcia, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2025
  • But Lawson looked off the pace in qualifying in Melbourne for the season opener, starting 18th before crashing out in the race as Red Bull gambled to leave him out on dry tyres when rain arrived.
    Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Swap out sugary drinks — Hydrate with water, herbal teas or unsweetened alternatives.
    Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • To make a cup of turmeric hot chocolate, bring a cup of your preferred unsweetened milk to a simmer on the stovetop.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 24 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Progressives have blamed Harris' loss on a failure to turn out the base, arguing her strategy of campaigning with Republicans like former Representative Liz Cheney alienated longtime Democratic voters.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In a move that undoubtedly further alienated her from the party, Sinema helped defeat President Joe Biden’s renomination of National Labor Relations Board Chairwoman Lauren McFerran, a Democrat.
    Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Blueberries need a very acidic soil; have the soil pH checked before planting. 69.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.
    Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Soured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soured. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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