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clove

noun as in gorge

noun as in ravine

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In the past few weeks, brush fires have blazed not just in Prospect Park but in parks across all five NYC boroughs, including in Van Cortlandt, Fort Tryon, Flushing Meadows Corona, Clove Lakes, and Gerritsen Beach.

From Slate

When chef Meherwan Irani, a James Beard Award winner, envisions a White House led by Kamala Harris, he imagines something as distinct as the aroma of spices — cardamom, ginger, and a whisper of clove — drifting from the presidential kitchen.

From Salon

“A pinch of clove meant, You wouldn’t like the taste of Monkey. His insides are too bitter with religious contempt—what?!”

“Just garlic, garlic, garlic for at least a mile. I’m seeing a clove. I’ve been walking. Does anyone know what is up? Is there some sort of garlic ceremony in South Seattle?”

One woman arrived with a clove of garlic and placed it down on the table before she started talking.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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