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nutty

[nuht-ee] / ˈnʌt i /


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A Japanese drink made from green tea, hojicha is dry-roasted at high temperatures to produce a distinctive aroma and nutty flavour.

From BBC May 8, 2026

The unique blend from Yame, Japan, has a nutty taste, umami finish and comes in a bright orange tin.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Ten years ago, these reanimation stunts were nutty and obscure enough to shoot down with ease.

From Slate Apr. 23, 2026

Stir in flour and cook 1–2 minutes until lightly nutty.

From Salon Apr. 7, 2026

“Nutty up, nutty down, nutty good day all around. Bye, Boo,” I whisper.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

It was one of the nuttier conclusions in recent memory, but similar drama has played out across the sport this season.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 20, 2025

I won’t, since that would be even nuttier as well as narcissistic.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2023

Smith shot a 68 anyway, and in one of the nuttier fashions to do so: double-bogeys on Nos.

From Washington Post Apr. 7, 2022

Gen. Michael Flynn, who is even nuttier than he is.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2022

“Yeah, that boy’s nuttier than a honey cluster,” they might say.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

From Sauvignon Bark, the new wine for dogs, to the nuttiest of combat sports...

From Barron's Oct. 17, 2025

After all, the Lakers are arguably the league’s nuttiest operation.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2022

She advised Pruitt and his family that the appropriate shade of orange is, of course, Pantone 151, another of college football’s reminders that this might be the nuttiest country on Earth.

From Washington Post Dec. 8, 2017

Mr. Petty’s nuttiest contribution to the video era was “Don’t Come Around Here No More,” from 1985.

From New York Times Oct. 10, 2017

He was, Eloquent decided grimly, a "knut" of the nuttiest flavour; from the top of his exceedingly smooth head to his admirable grey spats and well-shaped boots, a thoroughly well-dressed young man.

From The Ffolliots of Redmarley by Harker, L. Allen (Lizzie Allen)




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