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as in hat
slang
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
as he left the field, the pitcher tipped his lid to the cheering crowd
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Recent Examples of lid
Pink, brown and amber melted together on top of her lids with an iridescent white on her brow bone.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Close lid to grill and bake three to five minutes to your liking.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
The affected product, the fresh cut cucumber, was packaged in a clear circular plastic container with a clear lid and white adhesive label, with the code 00262969000006 and dated up to May 24, 2025.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
With the nearly $2 trillion lid on its balance sheet gone, the bank can grow its deposit base further, invest more into high-growth lines of business and can lower costs that were previously poured into compliance and remediation efforts.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 June 2025
Close lid to grill and bake three to five minutes to your liking.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 5 June 2025
The affected product, the fresh cut cucumber, was packaged in a clear circular plastic container with a clear lid and white adhesive label, with the code 00262969000006 and dated up to May 24, 2025.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
With the nearly $2 trillion lid on its balance sheet gone, the bank can grow its deposit base further, invest more into high-growth lines of business and can lower costs that were previously poured into compliance and remediation efforts.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lid
Noun
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All components are electric, so Valero designed covers to protect said components from the elements.—
Rima Suqi,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Secure burn barrels: If burning is permitted in your area, ensure that all burn barrels have a weighted metal cover, complete with holes no larger than 3/4 of an inch.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
21 June 2025
Noun
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Boots, hats and fringe jackets are staple outfits for artists and fans alike.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
12 June 2025
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Cords dangle uncovered from teensy lamps, pens live in a vintage-looking tomato can, and there’s a random magic 8 ball next to the huge hatbox for the huge hat.—
Jocelyn Silver,
Vogue,
12 June 2025
Noun
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There’s something uniquely elegant about a sporty jacket with a stand collar or funnel neck zipped right to the top, with material slightly shrouding the chin.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
16 June 2025
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Drop to your knees, rolling to the top of your knees to protect your knee caps.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The best-case scenario of the robotaxi rollout could essentially double Tesla’s market cap by the end of 2026, Ives said.—
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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Among the beneficiaries of these exemptions are tech giants such as Amazon, Meta and Google, which all have market caps of over $1 trillion.—
Paige Tortorelli,Pippa Stevens,Agne Tolockaite,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Doctoring provides powerful tools for getting under the hood, but writing offers ones that dig into the interstitial spaces where our more utilitarian tools falter.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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Two things are key: ‘Spatial analytics’ are easy to use—the complexity is under the hood.—
Cindy Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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In addition to the explosives, investigators recovered an AR-15 rifle, a long gun, a military-style helmet, a ski mask, and gloves from Krebs’s vehicle, which was parked several blocks from the protest site over the weekend.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2025
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Another photo shows a man in black tactical gear with a military-style helmet and a ballistic vest with the company’s name across the front.—
Jim Mustian,
Twin Cities,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Plata then dribbles inside against Gusto’s momentum and strikes the ball into the roof of the goal, but Sanchez saves it.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Maybe an auxiliary box on the roof of Murphy’s Bleachers?—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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“Lid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lid. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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