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taste

[teyst] / teɪst /




NOUN
capacity to sense flavor
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Adding to that report humorous details of work and life in the desert gave him the first taste of news gathering.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

I prefer mine on the less-sweet side, but both the honey and pepper are easy to adjust depending on your fruit and your taste.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Fisherman Tom Lambourn said the penguins had "excellent taste"

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Leak tart—people know what that is and what it’s supposed to taste like.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

I know the feeling of anxiety like I know the taste of Nacho Cheese Doritos.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

And they chuck it together and it looks pretty if you’re photographing it and it tastes like God knows what.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

Fishing is a passionate activity, and tastes inevitably change—both above the surface and down below.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Changing tastes in comedy have affected how multicams are edited.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The study suggests that simply reducing exposure to sweet tastes may not be enough to change people's preferences or improve the health measures examined over six months.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

He tastes like mint and smells like himself.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

By contrast, animals given low-calorie or noncaloric liquids that tasted sweet did not produce the same response.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

A Times reporter sampled the beverage and found it overwhelmingly tasted like coconut water, without a hint of any other ingredients.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Other special events have similarly been designed to celebrate the flow of people and ideas both ways across the Atlantic - a shared heritage that can still be tasted today, in a very literal sense.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

He ranked the soup among the two best bowls he has ever tasted.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

It tasted bitter and slimy, but he was too famished to care.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Gareth Ward, the chef behind Ynyshir Restaurant and Rooms near Machynlleth, Powys - which has an almost £500 per head tasting menu - has partnered up with Aberystwyth Town Football Club, in Ceredigion.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

The property will have a tasting room and tables among the trees, on platforms between six and 30 feet off the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Those restaurants serve elevated fare with price tags to match, but you don’t have to splurge on tasting menus to eat well.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

On Wednesday evening, red wine lovers gathered in south Manchester for a tasting.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Michael sipped it, tasting every drop several times with his tongue, making it last as long as possible so that Mary Poppins should stay beside him.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers




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