zest
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A little lemon zest can perk up even the simplest of dishes, like scrambled eggs.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026
As Helen Zoe Veit tells it in “Picky,” a “childish” appetite used to be one characterized by zest and indiscrimination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
She says it not only gave "her zest for life" back – it saved her marriage.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Here, she writes, “it is possible to live with great zest, to have red blood and delicate joys.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Francis’ quick verbal tour through the structure and its implications lost none of its zest for having been given several times each day for the past week.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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