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nutty

[nuht-ee] / ˈnʌt i /


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I love salty, earthy, nutty and bittersweet toppings, like nut butters, funky cheeses and dark chocolate.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026

Your kitchen should fill with a buttery, nutty, garlicky aroma, which means you’re on the right track.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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

The main course was a classic dover sole meunière, bathed in nutty brown butter.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

He thought they had a nice sort of nutty taste.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

It’s only gotten nuttier in the past few years, as courts continue to intervene and allow athletes to move and earn, triggering unprecedented pandemonium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Younger gouda tends to be a bit milder and sweeter, while aged gouda develops a stronger, nuttier flavor over time.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2022

With those tender nuggets, Katz enjoys a bowl of Brennan’s semi-brown rice, which is nuttier than white and full of flavor.

From New York Times ● May 18, 2022

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

“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

It’s far less effective in an ostensibly more unhinged, unbridled work like “Beau Is Afraid,” where even the most surreal intrusion and the nuttiest non sequitur feels calculated to within an inch of its life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023

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

They gave such a thick shade when the fruit was juicy ripe, and the hoods cracked as they fell; they peeled as easy as taking off a glove; the sweetest and nuttiest of fruit.

From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Richard Jefferies




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