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earthy

[ur-thee] / ˈɜr θi /


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These days, wellness products that used to be branded in spiritual and soft, earthy, non-Western ways during the Goop era are now promoted by men in tight black T-shirts talking about optimization and hard science.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

For an earthy, curry-inspired bowl of soup, sprinkle in a pinch of cumin and coriander or add in a few drops of toasted sesame oil.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

I know a sommelier ready to pour some earthy organic reds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

In contrast, the living room offers a calmer palette of sky blues and earthy browns.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

He held up his wand, muttered, “Lumos!” and saw that he was in a very narrow, low, earthy passageway.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

As if something earthier and stronger had been harvested in the fields with all those valuable grapes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Fans of her earthier material won't be disappointed, though.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Kombuchas made from black tea and pu-erh, meanwhile, displayed richer, earthier aromas with more pronounced fermentation characteristics.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

But for those of us with slightly earthier tastes, she remains the indelible Barbara Kean of the bygone, Batman-adjacent “Gotham.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 2026

The taste was not the same as it had been the night before: it was earthier and richer, more sustaining and food-like, so to speak.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien

Where it runs into some turbulence — and despite the best efforts of everyone involved in director Eric Schaeffer’s accomplished production, it eventually does — is in its earthiest realm.

From Washington Post

It is in Waverly that Humphrey is at his earthiest.

From Time Magazine Archive

On and on John babbles in some of the earthiest colloquialisms ever to come out of Goldwater country.

From Time Magazine Archive

Throughout, imbuing the earthiest, coarsest things with the highest spiritual ardor, run the passionate preachings of the "Apostles."

From Time Magazine Archive

He knew full well that that peaceful interim would be used by Jake to raise earthworks of the earthiest kind, and to train his guns with deadly accuracy upon his enemy.

From The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana by Cullum, Ridgwell




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