as in suggestive
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face
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Recent Examples of spicy
There are classic margaritas and spicy margaritas, which include jalapeño and a worm-salt ring on the glass rim.
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Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Ginger beer is the secret ingredient that gives the drink a slight fizz and a hint of spicy ginger.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The spicy taste can discourage deer from munching.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
Skyline Chili took its signature chili flavors and oyster crackers and created a sweet-and-spicy ice cream flavor with Graeter's in January 2025.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Ginger beer is the secret ingredient that gives the drink a slight fizz and a hint of spicy ginger.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The spicy taste can discourage deer from munching.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 26 Apr. 2026
Skyline Chili took its signature chili flavors and oyster crackers and created a sweet-and-spicy ice cream flavor with Graeter's in January 2025.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spicy
Adjective
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Proofs are littered with suggestive ellipses.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Apr. 2026
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Researchers also found highly suggestive evidence that eating more ultraprocessed foods raised the risk of obesity by 55%, sleep disorders by 41%, development of type 2 diabetes by 40% and the risk of depression by 20%.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Zendaya − Holland's fiancée (or perhaps wife, if her longtime stylist Law Roach is to be believed) − also stopped by to support, in a stunning blue-and-white sundress.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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But Republicans have long complained that Democrats have used the law to get winnable districts for their Black voters in red states that Republican-leaning white voters could never receive in blue states.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are plump breakfast burritos and sweet-salty miso cookies to be found at Open Market, but the stars will always be the sandwiches.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Caspian Sea, between Europe and Asia, is only about a third as salty as the open ocean and has a number of endemic species, including a little seal with no ears.—
Rosa Lyster,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Spicy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spicy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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