as in delicious
very pleasing to the sense of taste
a selection of gourmet cookies and other toothy delights
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Recent Examples of toothy
Nicknamed Hell’s Aquarium for the number of carnivorous sea monsters that inhabited this swath of sea, Deinosuchus lived along with a number of toothy beasts.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
As dead sawfish began washing up on shores in the Lower Keys this winter, researchers and wildlife officers raced to respond to the mounting number of endangered fish thrashing on beaches, circling around flats and uncharacteristically jerking their toothy rostrums out of the water.
—Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
But the toothy grin of Pat Cummins through his media engagements marked a captain that is especially relaxed before a legacy-defining series for his aging team.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The iconically toothy Chatterer provided a unique opportunity to meld the old and new.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
As dead sawfish began washing up on shores in the Lower Keys this winter, researchers and wildlife officers raced to respond to the mounting number of endangered fish thrashing on beaches, circling around flats and uncharacteristically jerking their toothy rostrums out of the water.
—Jenny Staletovich, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2024
But the toothy grin of Pat Cummins through his media engagements marked a captain that is especially relaxed before a legacy-defining series for his aging team.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
The iconically toothy Chatterer provided a unique opportunity to meld the old and new.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toothy
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The current was muscular, the water delicious, dark blue.Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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While there's nothing better than a warm bowl of chicken noodle soup on a chilly evening, soups are an easy and delicious idea for weeknight dinners or weekend lunches.Staff Author, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
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If your pup likes chewing on stuff, giving them edible chews or chew toys will keep them from ruining your furniture.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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From fine wines and colourful macarons to Tuscan olive oils and pecorino cheese, these boxes are filled with an assortment of edible gifts.Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK, theweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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The weighty subject of Whitehead’s novel seems to demand a straight story—the kind that announces its respect for the material through impressively unvarnished performances, dutiful attention to period trappings, a tasteful approach to the story’s violence.K. Austin Collins, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
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Now, with the recent opening of her shop, along with Porta, Three 80 Atlantic, the Consistency Project, and Misha and Puff, among others, the block has become, almost by accident, an absurdly tasteful Main Street.Rachel Davies, Curbed, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Toothy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toothy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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