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Recent Examples of vinegary The rich ahi was balanced by a dash of sour cream and guacamole crema and a sprinkle of sesame seeds added another layer of flavor and texture to the vinegary, crunchy delight. Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024 Now, your typical cocktail isn’t going to be relying on a vinegary kick from pickle juice, of course. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024 It’s finished with a fiery, vinegary peralan sauce that tames the chop’s richness without overpowering the quality pork. The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024 The name Vlasic drums up a certain vinegary image: a pickle-bearing stork, a crunchy snack and Michigan agricultural history. Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for vinegary
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Adjective
  • Blueberries need a very acidic soil; have the soil pH checked before planting. 69.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Natural colors can be sensitive to heat, light, oxygen and changes in pH. Pigments extracted from berries, cabbage, and red radishes, for instance, may register as a purply-blue when used in a neutral-pH cookie dough but change to a pastel pink when added to an acidic lemonade.
    Ali Bouzari, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But his prematurely craggy voice and melodies, combined with arrangement rooted in string bands, were nothing like the soft-rock dudes on the radio; if anything, Hurley was acid folk.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2025
  • For the Abe Lincoln tomato, for example — a century-old, disease-resistant red slicer with rich, slightly acid flavor — there is seed from listers in California, Nebraska, Maine, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and New Jersey.
    Margaret Roach, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Don’t wait to make a trip to your local restaurant to order these sweet and sour items for yourself.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2025
  • One is that the group is bullish on oil demand later in the year, putting it firmly in the minority as investor outlooks sour and fears of a global slowdown worsen.
    Natasha Turak, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025

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“Vinegary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vinegary. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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