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as in flavor
the property of a substance that can be identified by the sense of taste
I can't stand the taste of cherry-flavored cough syrup
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as in mouthful
a small piece or quantity of food
I'll just have a taste of your dessert
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as in liking
positive regard for something
trying to develop a taste for classical music
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as in to sense
to have a vague awareness of
by your language I can taste that something is wrong
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Recent Examples of taste
Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
Other things to cook this weekend: brown stew chicken, a taste of the Caribbean, excellent with rice and peas and steamed cabbage dressed with spiced rum butter and scallions.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Their data also reveals that tourists were 2 percent less likely to stay overnight if water tasted slightly salty, which increased to 8 percent and 11 percent if water tasted moderately or very salty, respectively.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
That may be the real one to test and get a more palatable taste of MSI’s boisterous designs.
—Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
Other things to cook this weekend: brown stew chicken, a taste of the Caribbean, excellent with rice and peas and steamed cabbage dressed with spiced rum butter and scallions.
—Sam Sifton, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
After a power outage never taste food to determine its safety.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Their data also reveals that tourists were 2 percent less likely to stay overnight if water tasted slightly salty, which increased to 8 percent and 11 percent if water tasted moderately or very salty, respectively.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for taste
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The sugar kelp is sustainably farmed off the British Columbia coast, adding maritime aromas and flavors.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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The flavor is vibrant, and there is no need for toppings.Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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This mouthful of a condition is a chronic type of arthritis that causes spine inflamation.Brittany Risher, SELF, 8 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Russell Vought Behind that bureaucratic mouthful of a title is the most powerful person deciding how the government will spend its $7 trillion-plus annual budget.Peter Green, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
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There’s an image of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was arrested in 2022 for not wearing her hijab to the Iranian morality police’s liking and died in custody under suspicious circumstances, tugging on the Grand Ayatollah’s beard with her hair free-flowing.Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025
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Working in batches or if your air fryer is large enough, fry salmon, broccoli and potatoes together for 10-12 minutes at 400F., until salmon is cooked to your liking. Serve salmon with potatoes and broccoli and drizzle the remaining honey-miso mixture throughout.Fox News, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
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Haiti has been experiencing political turmoil and gang violence, and some 200,000 of its citizens are protected from removal under T.P.S. until early 2026.Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Swain pointed to the weather whiplash California has experienced in recent years — lurching between drought and heavy rainfall — and said such swings are a key element of the fire weather gripping the region.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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His teammates could sense it in Buffalo in Week 11, ironically the only game the starters lost this season.Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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No big complaints from last year (aside from backup quarterback…sensing a theme?), just be more diligent this year.Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Customers can get their first bites of the new steak garlic nacho fries Thursday, Jan. 16, at participating Taco Bell restaurants nationwide, according to the fast-food chain.Tanasia Kenney, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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That approach means putting your phone down and resting your fork between bites.Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
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There were stories of wild bacchanals involving nudists, and grand parties attended by the likes of artist Andy Warhol, jazz musician Charlie Parker and Nobel laureate physicist Richard Feynman.Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Around 100 lots including works by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and Wassily Kandinsky will go under the hammer.George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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In November last year, the Aussie-American broadcaster underwent knee surgery to correct a misalignment in his right leg.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The study underwent a suspicious peer-review process and contained questionable methods and statistics.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Taste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taste. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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