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toothsome

[tooth-suhm] / ˈtuθ səm /


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It’s a particularly toothsome, sapid red marked by notes of red fruit and spice, and a wonderful match with a wide range of foods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

But for California readers, the most toothsome morsel involves Harris’ longtime frenemy, Gov. Gavin Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025

After years of sailing the world, he pursues his toothsome dreams in a Euro-ville pastiche, with a vaulted shopping arcade and a plaza large enough to hold big musical numbers.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2023

In the end, despite the toothsome creatures’ fearsome reputation, it was humans that did the sharks in.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2023

It was filled with friandises, with luscious and toothsome bits—the finest of fruits, patés, a rare bottle or two, delicious syrups, and bonbons in abundance.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin