I. adjective
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savory grilled vegetables
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Americans eat about six billion pounds of savory snacks a year.
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There were some less savory businesses at the south end of Sewell Street.
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And yet that warm and savory kitchen was empty.
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At a street corner stall, a young man roasted savory chestnuts and served them up in a newspaper cone.
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But in glossing over the less savory results of its actions, the organization denies itself a rare opportunity.
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For a savory accompaniment, poach in stock with a few cloves to serve with ham, chicken or duck.
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Most people rarely consider the savory muffin, served as a bread course with entrees.
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Slowly we pull it up through the resistance and find it filled with a light, savory chicken liver mousse.
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With a modest smear of mayonnaise and mustard on the savory focaccia, this sandwich is sublime.
II. noun
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Woody herbs, like thyme, marjoram and winter savory stay green in all but the hardest winters and clip into tiny hedging.