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Recent Examples of earthiness
The matcha flavor is sweet with just a subtle hint of matcha earthiness, rounded out with sprinkles and glaze on top.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
This wine is co-fermented with Cabernet Franc, which adds an extra layer of brightness and earthiness in the mid-palate.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026
The club’s fortunes have been transformed over the five years since, but even with A-list celebrities in the stands, lending an air of celebrity that seems at odds with this unpretentious North Wales town, a sense of earthiness endures.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
For a night of red wines from France that explored Burgundy, the Rhone Valley and both banks of the Bordeaux region, Weaver worked with Fabien Jacob to create food that both influenced — and was influenced by — the acid, the fruit and the earthiness each style expressed.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Some think the earthiness makes politicians more honest and relatable.
—Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
Their scenes together have an erotic earthiness unmatched by almost any other onscreen Heathcliff-Cathy combo.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Whereas a prosecco delivers a lighter, crisper fizz, a red Lambrusco might layer on more structure and earthiness.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
Hunks of squash add a sweet earthiness to the vibrant notes of ras el hanout, a complex and aromatic spice blend available in many supermarkets.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
This wine is co-fermented with Cabernet Franc, which adds an extra layer of brightness and earthiness in the mid-palate.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026
The club’s fortunes have been transformed over the five years since, but even with A-list celebrities in the stands, lending an air of celebrity that seems at odds with this unpretentious North Wales town, a sense of earthiness endures.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
For a night of red wines from France that explored Burgundy, the Rhone Valley and both banks of the Bordeaux region, Weaver worked with Fabien Jacob to create food that both influenced — and was influenced by — the acid, the fruit and the earthiness each style expressed.
—Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
Some think the earthiness makes politicians more honest and relatable.
—Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 24 Feb. 2026
Their scenes together have an erotic earthiness unmatched by almost any other onscreen Heathcliff-Cathy combo.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Whereas a prosecco delivers a lighter, crisper fizz, a red Lambrusco might layer on more structure and earthiness.
—Chadner Navarro, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
Hunks of squash add a sweet earthiness to the vibrant notes of ras el hanout, a complex and aromatic spice blend available in many supermarkets.
—Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for earthiness
Noun
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The pretzel bun gave it a little extra chew and saltiness, which helped balance out all that cheese sauce poured over the top.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Parmesan amplifies the saltiness and nuttiness, creating a cohesive, craveable flavor that clings to every bite.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Democrats expressed discomfort with the broadness of the list.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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The broadness of the sales tax also matters, Close said.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
25 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The consomé contains soft garbanzo beans and rice, and the spicing makes the gaminess manageable.—
Cesar Hernandez,
San Francisco Chronicle,
27 Oct. 2022
Noun
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Despite the heavy central theme of chronic illness, there’s a delicious bawdiness to Will There Ever Be Another You, a vulgar juvenilia evoking graffiti-tag genitals or the ding dong ditch scene from Billy Madison.—
Eric Olson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That’s the dirtiness of rugs and pulling.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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For a young team learning to stick up for each other, Mangiapane brings a needed dirtiness to the Hawks.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And thus the audience is stuck with this scenario, which complicates in intensity and with a linguistic relish that has its funny moments (for some, anyway), but also features a lot of crudity that really wrenches you away from the typical landscape of the classy, urban American farce.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Yet Burr never stoops to crudity.—
Bob Strauss,
San Francisco Chronicle,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Earthiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/earthiness. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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