as in suggestive
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face
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Recent Examples of spicy
Pre-cooked links to fry up for dinner, breakfast patties, meatballs, a breakfast burrito, and in the spicy sauce of a new frozen pasta (above).
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
All of the flavors—Thousand Island dressing, Worcestershire sauce, spicy-brown mustard, hot sauce—come together in one delicious recipe.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Mustard greens get spicy fast when they’re grown outdoors in hot weather.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
Welch and Sullivan dismiss concerns that their antagonism toward some Democrats is helpful to Trump, arguing that unscripted moments, even the spicier ones, are just what their side needs.
—Rachel Monroe, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for spicy
Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Feb. 2026
All of the flavors—Thousand Island dressing, Worcestershire sauce, spicy-brown mustard, hot sauce—come together in one delicious recipe.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Mustard greens get spicy fast when they’re grown outdoors in hot weather.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Feb. 2026
Welch and Sullivan dismiss concerns that their antagonism toward some Democrats is helpful to Trump, arguing that unscripted moments, even the spicier ones, are just what their side needs.
—Rachel Monroe, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spicy
Adjective
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Patients accused Heaps of groping them, performing unnecessarily invasive examinations and making suggestive comments.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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The report noted some mottling and nodules in the liver and a spleen with one hypoechoic mass and multiple similar nodules suggestive of hemangiosarcoma.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The most massive stars are going to be hotter, larger, bluer, more luminous, but also shorter-lived than the less massive stars.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Olympic torch is a blue-green shade, and the Paralympic torch is gold.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Whole Foods’ Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups are also getting a fresh new Valentine’s look, for those in search of a rich and salty treat.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026
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With a nice balance of milk chocolate and peanut butter, and a peanut butter filling that wasn’t too sweet or too salty, this was the easy favorite for our editors.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spicy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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