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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sourness
Noun
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Link added that this incivility is costing companies in all areas: employee well-being, performance and retention, internal culture, belonging and engagement, and broader economic capabilities.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024 -
The offensive habit of answering a cell phone or text message in mid-conversation, during an appointment, during meals, during meetings or classes is yet another timely example of incivility.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2025
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Vaccinations remain the best way to prevent coronavirus infection and lower the risk of subsequent long COVID by reducing the severity of the initial infection and immune response.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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Pete Smith, a professor of plant and soil science at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, told me in an interview that poor soil management can also increase the severity of sand and dust storms.—
Sanam Mahoozi,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Regardless of your intentions, performing extra chores beyond cleaning up after yourself can be perceived as a sign of respect or rudeness.—
Tessa Cooper,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2025
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Gone was the discord and rudeness that is often synonymous with the Big Apple.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Over the nearly 20 months since the hostilities began, Colin Clarke said there has been a radicalization effect in the U.S., particularly of the political left.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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Opposition to the war became hostility toward our own military.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Law enforcement officials believe the man, Ramon Morales Reyes, never wrote a letter that Noem and her department shared with a message written in light blue ink expressing anger over Trump’s deportations and threatening to shoot him in the head with a rifle at a rally.—
Mike Balsamo,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Law enforcement officials believe the man, Ramon Morales Reyes, never wrote a letter that Noem and her department shared with a message written in light blue ink expressing anger over Trump's deportations and threatening to shoot him in the head with a rifle at a rally.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 June 2025
Noun
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In spite of his ability to carry the ball forward — a point of difference from his fellow midfielders — Willock has never quite established himself as integral, at least in part because of his struggles with injury.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
6 June 2025
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Persevering in spite of tragedy was a theme echoed in several speeches delivered Wednesday.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Sourness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sourness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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