as in sour
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as in provoked
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s
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Adjective
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The New York Fed’s latest Survey of Consumer Expectations data released Monday added more glum outlooks to the growing pile of sour sentiment readings from Americans at a time when unpredictable federal policies have caused uncertainty and recession fears to spike.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
14 Apr. 2025 -
That’s the only sour taste in Sutton’s world these days.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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The incident was caught on video, making waves online and on local TV news, and provoked an outcry from fellow residents.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2025
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His 1954 run for governor in Connecticut provoked questions about whether the state was ready for a Jewish governor.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Davis was hardly the first to succumb to the lure of the corpse flower (not to be confused with Amorphophallus titanum, which has a giant phallic protrusion and also happens to smell like rancid meat and bear the nickname corpse flower).—
Hillary Rosner,
Discover Magazine,
10 Dec. 2013
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This research extends to the effects of pH and cooking temperature on meaty and species flavor, sweetness, barnyard, and rancid flavor in sheep-meat.—
ncbi rofl,
Discover Magazine,
3 Dec. 2010
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Many of its members had been directly affected by the war on drugs and her association with the plant raised eyebrows.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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He was born and raised in southeast Missouri.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2025
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Vogue Ukraine has always supported and promoted young national talents.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
3 Jan. 2025
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Pippen was promoted from his two-way deal to a roster contract and has played every game for a team with the second-best record in the West.—
Eric Koreen,
The Athletic,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the Grizzlies struggled with a team 34.4% shooting percentage, including a putrid 6-of-34 from 3-point territory.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Even at the end of a putrid season last December, Soldier Field was still pretty packed for the post-Christmas snoozefest against the Seattle Seahawks.—
Jon Greenberg,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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It’s spread when chickens come into contact with infected birds or through contaminated water, feed and equipment.—
Pete & Gerry's Contributor,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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For decades there has been concern that CWD could move into human populations through the ingestion of contaminated meat.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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In the street in front of his house, Cooper — the homeowner with the tainted water — met Wilson studying a flare through her camera.—
Saul Elbein,
The Hill,
17 Mar. 2025
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The man widely called the true winner of Venezuela’s tainted presidential election said on Tuesday that his son-in-law had been kidnapped by hooded men in Caracas, the capital.—
Genevieve Glatsky,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Fermented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fermented. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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