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as in lusciousness
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as in joy
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Recent Examples of ambrosia
Walking through the West Village on a sunny spring day is pure ambrosia.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
As a twist on a traditional ambrosia salad, this colorful punch brings in all the same flavors with orange juice, pineapple juice, coconut water, and maraschino cherries, plus more citrus and mint to garnish.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
There’s even ambrosia for dessert.
—Associate Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2024
There is no ambrosia here, just bad coffee.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
As a twist on a traditional ambrosia salad, this colorful punch brings in all the same flavors with orange juice, pineapple juice, coconut water, and maraschino cherries, plus more citrus and mint to garnish.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
There’s even ambrosia for dessert.
—Associate Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2024
There is no ambrosia here, just bad coffee.
—Washington Post, 10 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambrosia
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At least there’s Huppert in gloriously aloof form, plus the overripe lusciousness of Martin Gschlacht’s cinematography; with an edible and/or a cocktail or three, that might be enough.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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White Wine Grape Glossary Grenache Blanc An ample, full-bodied white that along with Roussanne personifies the power and lusciousness of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and other Rhône white blends, but also the Spanish white Rioja.—
Anna Lee C. Iijima,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Nov. 2025
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Since then, the daycare owner and child care educator has spent more than two decades training teachers and caregivers to infuse children with a sense of joy and appreciation for Black culture.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the face of oppression and cynicism, kindness and joy are revolutionary acts.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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This gives perfume bottles a role unlike any other design object.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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Apply to pulse points The first, and most obvious way to make your perfume last longer, is applying it to your pulse points.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
27 Apr. 2026
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That’s been manna for weapons makers around the world, delivering massive share gains to Rheinmetall AG, Northrop Grumman Corp. and South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Co. Big profits are expected, and they’ll be needed to justify valuations that have started to look stretched.—
Sagarika Jaisinghani,
Bloomberg,
17 Jan. 2026
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And for any kid looking for beats to sample, those Brown-Stubblefield LPs and 45s were manna.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Nov. 2025
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My whole house has a slight fragrance afterwards as well.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
29 Apr. 2026
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In these fields of tuberose, jasmine, iris, geraniums, and roses, the legendary fragrance Nº 5 comes to life.—
Charley Ward,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Apr. 2026
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Many of the pictures were captured on the Day of the Dead, at the annual feast of the cult of Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte (Our Lady of Holy Death), in the Tepito neighborhood of Mexico City.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Looking for a visual feast on your next getaway?—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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Their flowers in pale pink or white are an afterthought to the plethora of scents – peppermint, lemon, chocolate, nutmeg, apple, ginger, apricot, attar of roses, and cinnamon, among others – that their leaves transmit upon being rubbed or crushed.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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Take the attar trail in the town of Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh, famous for the distilling of scents.—
Condé Nast Traveller,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Mar. 2025
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The songs are contextualized a little and, among other gentle pleasures, Kole and Galante explore a little of the structural complexity of Bacharach’s constantly shape-shifting music, an outlier among pop compositions and indicative of the composer’s technical genius.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Opening on Thursday, April 23 at Studio 54 in New York City, this starry production leans fully into the show's campy pleasures, delivering plenty of laughs, strong performances and visual flair.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Ambrosia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambrosia. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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