zest
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Candy Buckley and Derek Smith are veteran New York stage actors worth seeking out in anything, and they are an absolute delight here, each playing several roles with ferocious zest.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Once ladled into low bowls, each serving got a single glossy egg yolk and a small drift of fresh lemon zest.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
Then comes lift, like lemon zest, a splash of vinegar, something to pull everything upward.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Lemon zest, stirred in at the end, brings everything into focus—the richness of the coconut, the savoriness of the miso, the warmth of the spices.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
There were powerful elements of scientific adventure and the zest for discovery of new lands, new plants and animals, new people; the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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