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acridity



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I seasoned the tomato with salt and a little garlic powder, which supplied savory warmth without the acridity fresh garlic can bring.

From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026

The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was acridity.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2021

The full acridity of the gas starts fumigating your buggy consciousness.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2012

The polish, the precision, the elaborate grace and subterranean acridity of Mr. Cabell's characteristic style have never been displayed to better advantage than in this, which is among the very bitterest of his books.

From Time Magazine Archive

Varnhagen von Ense was a bitter creature, and the pen with which he wrote his diary seems to have been dipped in gall of special acridity.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by Justin McCarthy


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