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noun

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Recent Examples of tart
Adjective
Crisp, bubbly, tart, sweet and refreshing, hard cider is a versatile summer pour. Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025 All foods on our list, except tart cherry juice, are heartburn-friendly.3334 Sleeping with your head elevated at least six inches can also help to minimize heartburn after late-night snacking. Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
By the time dessert arrives, my capacity for another bite is waning, but the tart disappears in a matter of minutes. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 Apple tart is layered high with apples and raisins over a rich, thick crust. Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tart
Adjective
  • The way the soil responds will give you an idea of whether your soil is acidic, alkaline, or neutral.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 May 2025
  • The acidic soil at Sutton Hoo, which rotted away the wood of the Anglo-Saxon ship and only left impressions of planks and rows of iron rivets, means that many of the bone combs previously found at Sutton Hoo have not been well-preserved, Howarth said.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • At some point, Perkins reportedly introduced Millard to a Black prostitute but Millard wanted a White one instead, the news report said, citing warrants.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields, named after Shields’s controversial first film about a young girl who was a child prostitute, features interviews from her childhood friend and actress Laura Linney and Drew Barrymore and how to contrasted with Shields’s experience in the spotlight.
    Vulture, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
Adjective
  • For years, India had no dedicated laws addressing acid violence, leaving survivors isolated and facing overwhelming physical, emotional, and economic challenges.
    Iona Brannon, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025
  • Azaleas do like an acid soil and grow best when the soil acidity is in the pH range of 4.5 to 5.5.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2025
Adjective
  • Still, Ernst shared a sarcastic apology video after facing criticism from Democrats over her response to the town hall attendees' concerns.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 2 June 2025
  • The vibe, never exactly cheerful, and never leavened by a hint of even the most sarcastic sense of humor, takes a turn for the horrific one evening in the wake of the bawdy revels celebrating Tomek’s wedding.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Strip clubs, booze, hookers, blow, the whole nine yards.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Throughout its 120 year history the Clover Club—a gin sour, tarted up with fresh raspberries and smoothed out with an egg white—has been celebrated, then dismissed, then forgotten, and now, finally, is back on top.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 31 May 2025
  • Had Southwest lost, the Eagles, no doubt with sour dispositions, would have loaded back in the vans, trekked home, then turned around to make the same trip again on Thursday to play an elimination game against Canyon Hills.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • Neither damning nor satiric, W. is oddly wistful, almost regretful — rare sentiments in a Stone film.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2025
  • All Systems Red is a legible introduction to Wells’ hyper-capitalist, playfully satiric galaxy.
    Rory Doherty, Time, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • The other eight prisoners who escaped from their cell and hopped the barbed wire fence to freedom have all been recaptured.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
  • Sneakers hang by their laces from barbed wire, dangling above two motorbikes.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025

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“Tart.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tart. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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