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as in acidic
causing or characterized by the one of the basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids
I didn't add enough sugar to the lemonade, and now it's way too tart
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as in satirical
marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings
responded to the heckler with a tart comeback
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as in prostitute
a woman who engages in sexual activities for money
another movie featuring an Old West saloon scene with the requisite gamblers, gunslingers, and tarts
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Recent Examples of tart
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
For a tart, yet sweet apple, Granny Smith cannot be beaten.
—Nick Siano, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
The tropical pineapple tart à la mode began with an aunt’s Taiwanese pineapple cake recipe, X Wang said, though the family elder disapproves of their adaptation.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Pour the filling into the warm tart shell and bake on baking sheet on the middle rack until set, about 25 minutes.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
For a tart, yet sweet apple, Granny Smith cannot be beaten.
—Nick Siano, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
This easy dessert recipe combines the bright, tangy bite of lemon with the sweeter, mellower flavor of orange in a classic, buttery tart.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
The tropical pineapple tart à la mode began with an aunt’s Taiwanese pineapple cake recipe, X Wang said, though the family elder disapproves of their adaptation.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Plant the carrot seed in deep, loose soil free of rocks with a slightly acidic pH. Instead of putting carrot plants where other members of the carrot family grew or are growing, consider placing it near a sage plant (a good companion for preventing carrot rust flies).—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2025
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Bittersweet chocolate provides a pronounced bitter and even slightly acidic flavor.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2025
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At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
24 Mar. 2023
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Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
22 Mar. 2023
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Even perennials have varying soil needs: some prefer more acid or more alkaline soil, or prefer a wet site or a dry one.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Fluoride also replaces minerals lost from teeth due to acid breakdown, according to the CDC. ABC News' Youri Benadjaoud and Anne Flaherty contributed to this report.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Ally and Jay are both sarcastic, too — their best lines are muttered under their breaths — and their repartee becomes more interesting than the bloody theatrics.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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When Filip Hronek took a soft point shot that Darcy Kuemper stopped shortly after, the crowd responded with a sarcastic Bronx cheer.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Sure, they’re meant to be funny, but Tomlin inhabits each of them — from Trudy the homeless woman to Brandy and Tina, hookers tired of being interviewed by intellectuals — with affection and empathy alike.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Dec. 2024
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These were strippers, hookers, actresses, and showgirls, all of them with knock-out bodies.—
Cher,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The veggie rolls were paired with a tasty sweet and sour sauce.—
Kim Bojórquez,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Ed Sheeran’s impromptu gig on Church Street hit a sour note as Bengaluru police pulled the plug over missing permissions.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2025
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The tone, like the title, is satiric and pitch black.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2025
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Gad originated the role of Elder Cunningham alongside Andrew Rannells' Elder Price in a satiric look at two young missionaries' misguided attempts to spread the gospel in a small Ugandan village.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Away in a northeasterly direction towards Lake Pontchartrain sits a charmless, gated perimeter, secured by a fence topped with barbed wire.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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This is Auschwitz-Birkenau, a place where the Nazis treated people like animals caged in by electrified barbed wire, where prisoners died slowly by a combination of slave labor, human experimentation, starvation and disease.—
Jesse Kirsch,
NBC News,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Tart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tart. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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