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bitter

[bit-er] / ˈbɪt ər /




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What better analogy for Coppola and the bitter response to her brilliant, evergreen third film?

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Eleven reported difficulty detecting specific flavors, particularly sweet, bitter, and umami, the savory taste associated with foods such as mushrooms and broth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

"It's a bitter pill to swallow to have to pay tax for something which was not my fault," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

A Presbyterian seminarian, Talarico has sought to attract independents and Republicans disillusioned with Trump, arguing that Texans have more in common than the country's increasingly bitter political divisions suggest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Whips of red lightning crackled through the clouds, thrashing up a bitter wind that filled my lungs with dirt.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The group said it is also looking to cultural partnerships and activation in the on-premise scene, a strategy that has been central to above-industry growth at smaller peer Campari, maker of bitters Aperol.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The group behind Aperol and Campari bitters recorded 2.5% organic sales growth in the quarter through June, with its core aperitifs business booking 4% growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Staying on the topic of bitters, the Old Fashioned is yet another cocktail that’s a bit difficult to transform into an almost identical mocktail.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026

They also offer rosé and a crisp Sauvignon Blanc by the glass, but the frozen concoction with bitters was the perfect antidote for Coachella’s striking afternoon sun.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

Shuttled from one specialist to the next, the girl had been prescribed to shun garlic, consume disproportionate quantities of bitters, meditate, drink green coconut water, and swallow raw duck’s eggs beaten in milk.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

His face is bitterer than the cold as Miranda asks him how his apartment hunt is going.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2023

That’s a bitter joke, but no bitterer than the tone of the English master’s sweeping historical drama about the slaughter of a group of peaceful labor organizers at a mass protest in 1819.

From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2019

“Information warfare will grow far bitterer, and that’s something we will have to live with during the upcoming period.”

From Washington Times ● Mar. 5, 2018

It’s hard to say which of them produced the bitterer barbs.

From Time ● Sep. 24, 2015

Still, they say the bitterer the medicine the quicker the cure.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

Some of the regime’s bitterest enemies in Miami became its de facto financial supporters as they sent their grandparents money without which they couldn’t survive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

In 2022 the two men ran one of the bitterest Senate races in recent memory.

From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2024

It was arguably the biggest, bitterest brawl ever in California’s Capitol.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

In this journey, I began forcing myself to love dressing-less salad, jugs of purified water, the bitterest dark chocolate as a treat, and yes, seasonless salmon.

From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2023

One of the stories I love best about Lincoln is that after his election to office, he appointed some of his bitterest enemies to his cabinet.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson


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