as in drool
the fluid that is secreted into the mouth by certain glands
our mouths filled with saliva when we smelled the delicious dinner
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Recent Examples of saliva
Athletes will be screened through their saliva, a cheek swab or a blood sample, the IOC stated.
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Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2026
Our saliva has only weak levels of the tannin‑neutralizing chemicals that other mammals use to tolerate bitter food.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Preventive antibiotics are recommended for close contacts, such as household members, intimate partners or people who had direct exposure to a patient’s saliva.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
The mumps virus spreads through saliva and respiratory secretions when infected people cough, sneeze, talk, or share drinks or utensils.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 26 Mar. 2026
Our saliva has only weak levels of the tannin‑neutralizing chemicals that other mammals use to tolerate bitter food.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Preventive antibiotics are recommended for close contacts, such as household members, intimate partners or people who had direct exposure to a patient’s saliva.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
The mumps virus spreads through saliva and respiratory secretions when infected people cough, sneeze, talk, or share drinks or utensils.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for saliva
Recent Examples of Synonyms for saliva
Noun
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The evidence is irrefutable — a pile of drool atop a drenched spot on your pillow.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Plus, Helen Jo promised a drool-worthy sour cream and onion dip will be paired with it.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Children and adults crowded around the edges as men lowered cords of oak into the corners and then the pig on a metal spit.—
Molly Hennessy-Fiske,
Washington Post,
19 Mar. 2026
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The neighborhood sits on a spit of land between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean and is home to just over 3,000 people and one designer mall.—
James D. Walsh,
Curbed,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The younger Pearl does not stalk the sideline drenched in sweat, veins bulging from his neck and spittle flying at every questionable call.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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This surgical mask is my disguise and my means of shielding myself from covid spittle.—
Cora Frazier,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Saliva.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/saliva. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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