as in disaster
something that has failed
the used car he bought turned out to be a lemon, and he soon had trouble starting the thing
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Recent Examples of lemon
The surrounding garden contains all sorts of fruit trees, including fig, olive, lemon, persimmon, and loquat.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 July 2025
In a large bowl, mix maple syrup, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, cornstarch, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
Faucets and fixtures: Rub metallic finishes with a natural paste of baking soda and lemon juice.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
What's Going On: Made with spiced rum, lemon, blueberry and rhubarb.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 July 2025
In a large bowl, mix maple syrup, brown sugar, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, cornstarch, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
Faucets and fixtures: Rub metallic finishes with a natural paste of baking soda and lemon juice.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2025
What's Going On: Made with spiced rum, lemon, blueberry and rhubarb.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lemon
Noun
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For these communities and others like them (our thoughts are with the people of Central Texas), several days of disaster usually means years of arduous reconstruction.—
Louis Gritzo,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Additionally, the general public came to mistrust and reject nuclear energy projects, further disillusioned by the Three Mile Island disaster.—
Time,
Time,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Ford is recalling over 850,000 vehicles due to a potential low-pressure fuel pump failure, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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The changes address failures uncovered a year ago by the ProPublica/CBS News investigation.—
Cassandra Jaramillo,
ProPublica,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Bleacher Report analyst Kristopher Knox recently wrote a new column about the biggest bust for each team in the NFL.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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The bust is built out almost like a cone bra with wraparound straps coming out of the front.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
8 July 2025
Noun
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He’d been disappointed to ride in an ordinary bus, and disappointment, by exposing pride, summoned shame.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
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The Pixel 10 Pro Fold’s New Focus One pricing decision that may come as a disappointment is with the Pixel 10 Pro Fold.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
Noun
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From here, a west-facing deck deep in the woods of southern New Brunswick, Canada, there was nothing but silence, a touch of frost, and some of the darkest skies in the Americas.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
12 July 2025
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Yellow jackets stay active until late fall when a killing frost takes out the workers and males.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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But just like the dollars that will stay in many taxpayers' pockets and add $3.8 trillion to the national debt, there are large sums for industry packed into the 870-page law, making several winners and losers.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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For investors, developers, and tenants, the message is clear: The forthcoming shakeout from America’s return to office will create distinct winners and losers, with the South leading the way into recovery.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Sky hit an insane Sunset Flip bomb to the outside on Ripley.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Manager Aaron Boone, however, figured that hitting bombs against his former team must have felt nice for Bellinger.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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“Lemon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lemon. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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