as in suggestive
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face
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Recent Examples of spicy
Pizza and pasta round out the shares for the table (yes, there’s a spicy rigatoni and truffle cacao e pepe).
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Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Channing Tatum bulges with charisma in the role he was born to play, and Joe Manganiello serves a complementary side dish for those who prefer something spicy.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
That was vacuum-packed and contained an unusual spicy unisex formula.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
The chicken wings could be the best of the bunch, with crisp skin lacquered in a sweet and spicy brown sugar glaze.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
Channing Tatum bulges with charisma in the role he was born to play, and Joe Manganiello serves a complementary side dish for those who prefer something spicy.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
That was vacuum-packed and contained an unusual spicy unisex formula.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
The chicken wings could be the best of the bunch, with crisp skin lacquered in a sweet and spicy brown sugar glaze.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for spicy
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Read More: How Barbie Came to Life The turning point that elevated the status of the popcorn buckets might have been this past March, when director Denis Villeneuve reacted with shock to the admittedly suggestive AMC Dune: Part 2 receptacle.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
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John Zogby Grade: C Two new polls out late this week are very suggestive.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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There are two species seen in the nursery trade, big blue lily turf (Liriope muscari), growing up to two feet tall, and creeping lily turf (Liriope spicata).Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
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The way race determines class means that Latin America’s cartel leaders aren’t usually blue eyed European descendants.Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Von Winning Riesling Extra Brut Sekt Pfalz: A bone-dry Riesling that is chalky, salty, and mouth-watering good.Michelle Williams, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Creamy milk chocolate with salty whole peanuts and a caramel crunch.Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spicy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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