sourness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sourness
Noun
  • With all of that in mind, how can employers better support frontline workers amid the rise in incivility?
    Carol Leaman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Support workers before, during and after incivility incidents.
    Carol Leaman, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • While relapse of multiple myeloma is regarded as inevitable, the timing and severity vary widely.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 July 2025
  • But in the meantime, relatives could only guess the severity of the injury by observing the facial expressions of Nuggets personnel.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • The chief example of rudeness here is shouting admonishments at other opera patrons.
    Judith Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025
  • In making up for Basil's rudeness, and even wordlessly putting him in his place for it, Toby really is a mouse's best friend.
    EW Staff, EW.com, 27 May 2025
Noun
  • Advertisement Yet Indo-Pak relations haven’t always been defined by hostility alone.
    Sam Dalrymple, Time, 14 July 2025
  • In addition, citizenship can be revoked if an individual commits certain actions, including treason, serving in a foreign military engaged in hostilities against the U.S., or renouncing citizenship.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Pressure to release more documents has built both from within Trump's base and from Democrats seizing on their anger.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Grief isn’t a set of stages Many people still think of grief through the lens of psychiatrist Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ five stages of grief, popularized in the early 1970s: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
    Liza Barros-Lane, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • In spite of its troubles, the postal service trails only the National Park Service in terms of public favor, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 23 July 2025
  • Here’s why employers in 2025 are hiring you because of your side hustle, not in spite of it.
    Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
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“Sourness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sourness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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