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as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
twice a week he churns out a dishy column on the latest tidings from Tinseltown
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Recent Examples of dishy
McPherson has an appealingly frank and dishy manner.
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
All That Glitters, his accounting of Inigo Philbrick’s bad art friendship and even worse art fraud, is dishy and vulnerable and propulsive.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 22 May 2024
The filmmaker’s dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The filmmaker’s dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
All That Glitters, his accounting of Inigo Philbrick’s bad art friendship and even worse art fraud, is dishy and vulnerable and propulsive.
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 22 May 2024
The filmmaker’s dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
The filmmaker’s dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
—The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishy
Adjective
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Because back nine is close to backside, and backside is just far too colloquial.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Russ Scholl, a ski instructor at Breckenridge Ski Resort, has published a 133-square grid of funky colloquial phrases for different types of snow.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Buffs get Disney to air their spring game and the NFL to air what’s more or less a sexier version of the old Presidential Physical Fitness Test.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2025
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Here are five players the Vikings should target: Will Fries, guard Not the sexiest name out there by any means, Fries might be the best interior offensive lineman available.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But the debates over the more gossipy anecdotes obscure the larger trends that surface through the book.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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Tom Hollander stars as Truman Capote, who manages to scandalize the entire Manhattan social scene by writing a viciously gossipy novel about them.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Still, many high-risk areas remain desirable and often have higher home values.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Boeing intentionally gave Barnett inaccurate, poor job reviews and less desirable shifts, according to the lawsuit.—
CNN,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Lieu has been one of the key reasons for El Cerrito’s hot start.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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This is an encouraging trend, considering Adebayo shot just 29 of 106 (27.4 percent) on threes in his first 44 appearances of the season prior to this hot stretch.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Dishy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishy. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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