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Recent Examples of humble pie
The 15-5 Los Angeles Lakers got served a slice of humble pie on Monday night when they were run out of their own gym against their Pacific Division rival, the 13-9 Phoenix Suns.
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Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids-party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Get The Recipe Buttermilk Pie The origins of this humble pie date back to the Depression, when Southern cooks showed their resourcefulness by making a lot out of a little.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
Not a terrible bit of humble pie to taste, but the fact also remains, despite what some would like to believe, that the election result was no landslide but really only a slight lurch to the right.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Ricardo Sandoval, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids-party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
Get The Recipe Buttermilk Pie The origins of this humble pie date back to the Depression, when Southern cooks showed their resourcefulness by making a lot out of a little.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025
Not a terrible bit of humble pie to taste, but the fact also remains, despite what some would like to believe, that the election result was no landslide but really only a slight lurch to the right.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humble pie
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Testing the best West Orange traveled to South Florida on Tuesday to play baseball juggernaut Stoneman Douglas of Parkland and nearly pulled off a huge upset.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Hornets reached the FCS playoffs for the fourth time in 2023, this time under coach Andy Thompson, in a season that included an upset over Stanford (with Taylor at the helm of the Cardinal).—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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In the canonical metaphorical example, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and the cascading sequence of atmospheric perturbations leads to a tornado in Texas.—
Dan Garisto,
Scientific American,
22 Oct. 2025
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By comparing the forward and backward series of operations, the new algorithm can see the effects of this perturbation throughout the molecule and so model the molecule as a whole.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Oct. 2025
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As malls have closed because of shifting consumer shopping habits and a desire for more lucrative development opportunities, the expansive empty buildings have taken on a new draw as a kind of postapocalyptic wasteland, much to the chagrin of local officials.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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At one point, much to the producers’ chagrin, the singer climbed a tall utility poll without any safety rigging.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Other geese that were still alive were experiencing distress, Halter said.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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This bleeds into how damages are assessed in the aftermath of an accident, as everything from medical bills to lost wages and emotional distress are critical element that will be legally considered.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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As each skated and waited for their scores to post, the crowd tittered with nervous unease.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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And at that point, ushered into the floating mists of non-consensus with murmurings of political unease regarding content or intellectual befuddlement regarding style, the briefly sighted, singular beast of language vanishes from the visible landscape.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some individuals have dramatic onset of severe breathing difficulty, while others have more subtle signs, such as mild shortness of breath with exercise or vague chest discomfort.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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However, continued discomfort in his ankle forced him to miss the next nine games.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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So many friends and colleagues have reached out through emails and texts to check in, and share their dismay over what is happening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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That shock and dismay was even more heavy for Matkom because the Fifth Street School was among his favorite developments.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The ruling on Thursday culminates decades of campaigning for compensation over the killings, widely seen in Nigeria as one of the triggers to agitations for independence.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Like conditioner for your hair, fabric softener helps to protect against wear and tear from exposure to the agitation, spinning, and heat of the laundry process.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Humble pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humble%20pie. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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