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Synonyms for flavor
Synonyms: Noun
air, ambience (or ambiance), aroma, atmosphere, aura, climate, halo, karma, mood, nimbus, note, odor, patina, smell, temper, vibration(s)
Synonyms: Verb
lace, savor (also savour), season, spice
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Examples of flavor in a Sentence
Noun
This dish has an unusual flavor. the hot, spicy flavors of Mexican food a dish with unusual flavor They sell 20 different flavors of ice cream. Grape is my favorite bubble gum flavor. The stew is full of flavor. She added vanilla flavor to the custard. I like the Italian flavor of the neighborhood. The film has an avant-garde flavor. Her performance adds flavor to the show.Verb
We flavored the cookies with cinnamon. I flavored the salad with herbs.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Combining different flavors, like a Cajun sausage omelet or mixing in shrimp or something. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Baking, lacrosse-playing center Keith Ismael key for Aztecs football in 2019," 3 Aug. 2019 Not everyone loves the kind of grassy, acidic flavor, or the texture, or the whatever. — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, "If you ask us, goat cheese is the GOAT. Here are 7 recipes that prove it.," 3 Aug. 2019 Make Ahead: For best flavor, cover and refrigerate the soup for at least 2 hours before serving. — Joe Yonan, The Denver Post, "This elegant, pantry-friendly white gazpacho deserves to be as famous as its red cousin," 31 July 2019 Familiar flavors, such as shrimp and pasta in pesto, are also worth a fresh look. — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, "Shrimp season: Going global with Texas’s favorite crustacean," 31 July 2019 Choose from 30 flavors, or, try the chain’s Pineapple Upside-Down Cheesecake, back on the menu for today’s sweet celebration. — Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, "National Cheesecake Day: Half-price slices at The Cheesecake Factory on Tuesday," 30 July 2019 There are two flavors of XT6: the Premium Luxury version starts at $52,695 for front-wheel drive, and adding AWD is a $2,000 option. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "The 2020 Cadillac XT6: Better than an Escalade in every way," 29 July 2019 Drinks are loosely inspired by Japan and other Asian flavors, like a yuzu margarita and a prosecco pear with Asian pear and lychee. — Polly Campbell, Cincinnati.com, "Kaze gets Thunderdomed," 24 July 2019 The three flavors — caramel macchiato, cinnamon dolce latte and white chocolate mocha — mark the first release of a coffee creamer by Starbucks. — Kate Gibson, CBS News, "Starbucks creamers are coming to grocery stores next month," 22 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The Trump administration has rolled back some of the standards, specifically those that require the use of whole grains, lower sodium foods and nonfat flavored milk. — Elaine S. Povich, baltimoresun.com, "Students, bored by cafeteria fare, love food delivery services; schools don’t.," 13 Aug. 2019 In the last few weeks of his tenure at the F.D.A., the former commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued a proposal requiring that stores sequester flavored e-cigarettes, except menthol, mint and tobacco, to areas off limits to minors. — Sheila Kaplan, New York Times, "‘Juul-alikes’ Are Filling Shelves With Sweet, Teen-Friendly Nicotine Flavors," 13 Aug. 2019 Kombucha is made by fermenting sweet tea using a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast, or SCOBY, and then sometimes flavoring with fruits, herbs or juices. — Lydia Gerike, courant.com, "Kombucha comes to Connecticut: Brewers help introduce a new kind of drink to the state," 10 Aug. 2019 And don’t miss the conchas finas: fresh clams soused in a Spanish-style garlic butter, which is flavored with parsley and local sherry. — Stephen Connolly, National Geographic, "Beyond Barcelona: A weekend on Málaga’s magical coast," 6 Aug. 2019 The Trump administration has rolled back some of the standards, specifically those that require the use of whole grains, lower sodium foods and nonfat flavored milk. — Elaine S. Povich, chicagotribune.com, "Students, bored by cafeteria fare, love food delivery services; schools don’t.," 1 Aug. 2019 The eye-popping multi-tiered shake is a far cry from the traditional blended ice cream, milk and flavored syrup recipe. — Georgann Yara, azcentral, "Put these 10 frozen desserts on your Phoenix summer bucket list," 26 July 2019 The pareve soups are flavored with various combinations of cinnamon, cloves, vanilla and lemon juice, and thinned with water or wine. — Susan Barocas, sun-sentinel.com, "Why cold soups are really Jewish," 17 July 2019 Chef Brandon Kida of Hinoki & the Bird in Century City utilizes the intense beefy flavor of prime hanger steak as a backdrop to flavor with loads of red chiles and Szechuan peppercorns. — Ben Mims, latimes.com, "Szechuan Chile Hanger Steak," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flavor.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.