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Ice tea vs. Iced tea
Ice tea
/aɪs tiː/Examples:
She sipped her ice tea on the warm summer afternoon.After the run, he cooled down with a tall glass of ice tea.The cafe served both sweetened and unsweetened ice tea options.
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This word has no antonymsIced tea
/aɪst tiː/Examples:
Sipping iced tea on the veranda, watching the sun set.An iced tea pitcher stood, sweating, on the picnic table.He offered her an iced tea, and she accepted gratefully.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Ice tea often refers to tea that is served cold but may not explicitly mention being made with ice.
- Iced tea specifically refers to tea that is chilled and typically served with ice.
- The term iced tea emphasizes the ice aspect of the beverage, while ice tea is a more generic term for cold tea.
- Iced tea is the more commonly used and accepted term in proper writing.
- If you think of ice as an active agent chilling the tea, it helps remember iced tea.
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