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Recent Examples of lips
Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
And, despite red lips having a transseasonal moment—McGrath just launched her red lip-heavy Louis Vuitton La Beauté collection—and black lipstick trending last spring-summer, Jennings predicts lips will be much less prominent this time around.
—Essence, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lips
Verb
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To start with a wedding, then wait ’til later to figure out the details of who washes the dishes and whether the toilet seat stays down, sounds backwards but is certainly better than hostage-taking and war without an achievable end.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
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Its Ozmo roller mop washes itself with hot water and dries with heated air.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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These dinosaurs had elaborate head crests connected to their nasal passages, which scientists believe worked as natural resonance chambers.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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The tradition muted palette gets a graphic update courtesy of pops of color informed by school pennants, an LV monogram tartan, as well as on theme embroideries and crests that extend to small accessories in the form of what are sure to be covetable caps, scarves, and ties.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Carrie Lazoen bathes her daughter in a special bath chair.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
4 Oct. 2025
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Each composition bathes Cherry and Hero in lush hues that mirror their growing intimacy.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reed landed multiple Tsunami splashes on Reigns, who was stretchered out of the arena.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Coppola splashes the screen with kaleidoscopic clips and a collage-like energy to show off their genius.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, supply-chain disruptions—including China’s curbs on rare-earth exports that came in retaliation to Trump’s trade war—have also hit production.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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The man swerved into oncoming traffic and onto curbs to flee, court documents said.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Dressed up with sleek pencil skirts or down with relaxed jeans, the versatile layer has been spotted on A-listers like Kate Middleton, Oprah Winfrey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Keri Russell, and more.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Thompson and her students donned flowing white skirts that swayed with every step, symbolizing the motions of nature.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Glasses with thinner rims should be stored upright about half an inch apart to prevent chipping.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Dekoda mounts over most toilet rims without the need for tools, requiring a width between 32 and 58 millimeters and at least 6 millimeters of clearance under the lid.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The final dish is super soft and gooey towards the center (that is its name, after all), but the edges get beautifully crisped and well-browned.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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The petrified waterfalls have turquoise pools perched on cliff edges.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Lips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lips. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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