palate

noun

Definition of palatenext
as in taste

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Recent Examples of palate Dishes familiar to Southern palates are reimagined with notes from Taylor and MacMillan’s travels around the world. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025 The chef shares some of her most favorite recipes and meal offerings, with hopes people expand their palates and horizons. — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025 What danced across your palate in the first mouthful becomes a sickly chore by the end of the meal. — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025 The palate has pronounced toffee, dark chocolate, coffee, and tropical fruit flavors. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for palate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palate
  1. taste
  2. appetite
  3. liking
  4. preference
  5. craving
  6. desire
  7. use
  8. thirst
Noun
  • Bring a taste of Dollywood's famous nachos to your own dinner table.
    — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Of course, different fruits and vegetables will provide different tastes—green apples are tart and fresh, but try celery for an earthy sip or kiwi for tropical flavors.
    — Jillian Dara, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of taste
Noun
  • In their effort to mimic real meat, these companies have left consumers perplexed and without appetite.
    — Clara Ludmir, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • At the same time, the same White House’s chaotic trade policy is undermining financial markets’ appetite for risk, leaving bitcoin in limbo, more than 20% off from its record high in January.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of appetite
Noun
  • But most coffee shops don't follow this closely, as the brewing machines allow baristas to configure water pressure, temperature, and other key variables to their liking.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Crack the eggs into the wells, season them, and put the pan in the oven until the eggs are cooked to your liking.
    — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of liking
Noun
  • This preference is more popular amongst Millennials (67%) compared to Boomers (37%).
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • That preference was on display in August last year, when the KMT’s Hsia visited China amid lingering tensions over Pelosi’s visit.
    — Bloomberg.com, Bloomberg.com, 7 Feb. 2023
Definition of preference
Noun
  • Their natural sweetness can satisfy your sweet tooth cravings without providing excessive calories.
    — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, Health, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Citrus America is helping retailers satisfy shoppers’ cravings for fresher, healthier products while redefining expectations along the way.
    — Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of craving
Noun
  • Mister Romantic may be an equal-opportunity flirt, but there’s no carnal undercurrent to his desires.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2025
  • The fact that the session is filmed for consumption by the very public Alec claims to want to avoid does seem at cross-purposes with his expressed desire.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of desire
Noun
  • However, if the washing machine is 10 years or older, then purchasing a new washer is a better use of your money than continually paying for repairs.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice, said the Trump administration's potential use of state secrets privilege could revive a decades-old conflict about the judicial branch's role in national security issues.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of use
Noun
  • The track finds Rocky taking a lyrical jab at former affiliates of his crew, attributing their conduct to their own thirst for success and fame.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Wayne took out an ad of his own, distancing himself as much as possible from Wills' thirst.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of thirst

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