1
as in bitterness
a harsh or sharp quality
the acridity of the stand-up's comic rant was a little unexpected
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2
as in severity
biting sharpness of feeling or expression
the acridity of the supervisor's reprimands was detrimental to morale in the department
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Noun
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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 -
The site of the leech bite was treated, and the farmer was given iron supplements to take for a month to manage his anemia, doctors said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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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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After years of research and tasting hundreds of samples around the world, the brand partnered with a winemaker from Australia to create a Pinot Noir with notes of red berries, clove, and balanced acidity.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2025
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Yet who can blame her — for her acidity, her caution, her anger?—
Charles Finch,
New York Times,
8 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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“Acridity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acridity. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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