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
State of play: Dave's Hot Chicken, which capitalized on both the chicken and spicy food trends, hired investment bank North Point to explore a sale, per Reuters.
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Richard Collings, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
But the third round is when things really get spicy.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
The bottom line is Madison’s win keeps things spicy.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
High-alcohol low acid wines amplify capsaicin’s burn, so to get even spicier, let’s open Domaine Gramenon's Côtes-du-Rhône, La Sagesse.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Richard Collings, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
But the third round is when things really get spicy.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
The bottom line is Madison’s win keeps things spicy.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
High-alcohol low acid wines amplify capsaicin’s burn, so to get even spicier, let’s open Domaine Gramenon's Côtes-du-Rhône, La Sagesse.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spicy
Adjective
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Even the film’s basic exposition, showing Anna working in Klaus’s household and receiving her fateful instructions from Hansen, is richly suggestive of the turmoil vibrating beneath the orderly domestic surface.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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And yet, just of late, the stock is exhibiting characteristics suggestive of a bottom.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Yellow is the easiest, while purple is the hardest, and green and blue are of medium difficulty.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Illinois and Indiana, as a whole, are vastly different politically and culturally: a blue state and red state side by side in the center of the nation, separated by a 159-mile border, with divergent laws on everything from reproductive rights to gun control to gender-affirming health care.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Stunning sunset views, wild horses galloping through the salty spray, and majestic sand dunes rising into the clear blue sky—every scene is more spectacular than the last.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2025
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How about salty snacks like potato chips, pretzels, popcorn, crackers?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spicy. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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