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as in lusciousness
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as in joy
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Recent Examples of ambrosia
Walking through the West Village on a sunny spring day is pure ambrosia.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
As a twist on a traditional ambrosia salad, this colorful punch brings in all the same flavors with orange juice, pineapple juice, coconut water, and maraschino cherries, plus more citrus and mint to garnish.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
There’s even ambrosia for dessert.
—Associate Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2024
There is no ambrosia here, just bad coffee.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
As a twist on a traditional ambrosia salad, this colorful punch brings in all the same flavors with orange juice, pineapple juice, coconut water, and maraschino cherries, plus more citrus and mint to garnish.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
There’s even ambrosia for dessert.
—Associate Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2024
There is no ambrosia here, just bad coffee.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambrosia
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At least there’s Huppert in gloriously aloof form, plus the overripe lusciousness of Martin Gschlacht’s cinematography; with an edible and/or a cocktail or three, that might be enough.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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White Wine Grape Glossary Grenache Blanc An ample, full-bodied white that along with Roussanne personifies the power and lusciousness of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and other Rhône white blends, but also the Spanish white Rioja.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Nov. 2025
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James saw him one day and was drawn to help kids in similar situations realize their joy.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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As my sunken heart leapt up, my limbs warmed with joy and relief.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Eighteenth century activities included croquet and designing a custom perfume, all accompanied by fashion photography.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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But the gown, like Monroe herself, has more to it than just a vague perfume of voluptuous Americana.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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That’s been manna for weapons makers around the world, delivering massive share gains to Rheinmetall AG, Northrop Grumman Corp. and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. Big profits are expected, and they’ll be needed to justify valuations that have started to look stretched.—
Sagarika Jaisinghani,
Bloomberg,
17 Jan. 2026
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And for any kid looking for beats to sample, those Brown-Stubblefield LPs and 45s were manna.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Nov. 2025
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My whole house has a slight fragrance afterwards as well.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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In these fields of tuberose, jasmine, iris, geraniums, and roses, the legendary fragrance Nº 5 comes to life.—
Charley Ward,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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What to eat, drink and do 🌮 A Derby party, Cinco de Mayo feasts and a crawfish boil headline May’s best food events.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
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The living cartoon is an absolute visual feast.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
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Their flowers in pale pink or white are an afterthought to the plethora of scents – peppermint, lemon, chocolate, nutmeg, apple, ginger, apricot, attar of roses, and cinnamon, among others – that their leaves transmit upon being rubbed or crushed.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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Take the attar trail in the town of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, famous for the distilling of scents.—
Condé Nast Traveller,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Santa Fe burrito is a genuine pleasure—more restrained, built on a smaller scale, with green chile doing the complex, vegetal, low-burning work that other versions might leave to salsa—though, again, the tortilla serves its contents, rather than the hosannas going the other way.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
3 May 2026
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This is about pleasure that’s honest and yours to indulge.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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“Ambrosia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambrosia. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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