1
as in bitterness
a harsh or sharp quality
detected a certain acidity in the way he responded
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2
as in severity
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
the acidity of their relationship was well known to their mutual acquaintances
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Recent Examples of acidity
And while hot summer days give the grapes more tropical flavors, chilly nights trap some contrasting acidity under their skins.
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Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Medium-full tannins, very good acidity, excellent complexity, lovely harmony.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Stomach acidity and poor digestion Drinking coffee on an empty stomach can increase gastric acidity.
—Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025
Check the soil acidity of all home lawns; adjust the pH if needed.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
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Benjy Egel, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Medium-full tannins, very good acidity, excellent complexity, lovely harmony.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Stomach acidity and poor digestion Drinking coffee on an empty stomach can increase gastric acidity.
—Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2025
Check the soil acidity of all home lawns; adjust the pH if needed.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acidity
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The fight ends with Shauna taking a bite out of Melissa’s arm, pinning her down and demanding Melissa eat her own flesh.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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On Saturday, March 29, the northeastern United States and Canada will witness a partial solar eclipse in the early hours of the day, according to Space.com, presenting a spectacle that will look as if the moon took a bite out of the sun.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Type 2 diabetes treatments can vary based on the severity of your condition, your lifestyle, and your overall health.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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In some studies, Vitamin A has been shown to reduce the severity of measles and the risk of death from the virus — but these studies were among highly malnourished populations in low-income countries.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Roberts has played several positions across the defensive front but has been primarily an edge defender.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Karman Line, located 62 miles above Earth, demarcates the edge of space.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Stolarz’s inclination to shout instructions at teammates on the ice, often with serious levels of hostility in the name of competition, comes to him naturally.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Datta writes that Indians had faced violent treatment at the hands of Japanese forces, even if the Chinese community bore the brunt of the Japanese hostility.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Her symptoms include vomiting up clots of hair, bile and sewing pins; making scary pronouncements in a guttural voice that is not her own; and being unusually attractive to wasps, whose carcasses litter her bedclothes.—
Sarah Lyall,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the report specified the dog's stomach was empty and only trace amounts of hair and bile were discovered.—
Tracy Wright,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
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In Canada, modest supply management policies keep farmgate and farmer pay prices higher, while disincentivizing the buildout of fast-paced, crowded and large scale production facilities at the heart of avian flu virulence.—
Errol Schweizer,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Everything about the movement surprised political observers: its virulence, its magnitude, its provincial origins, its apparent lack of structure and leadership, and its adamant refusal to be co-opted by existing political parties and unions.—
Arthur Goldhammer,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Dec. 2018
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“Acidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acidity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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