lemon

noun

ˈle-mən How to pronounce lemon (audio)
Definition of lemonnext
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 Instead of letting the lemon tree’s leaves fall and wither, the culinary team makes oils to use in Scholtmeyer’s imaginative cooking. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 If any member of the family is starting to feel under the weather, whip up a bowl of comforting chicken soup with lemons and carrots to help everyone stay healthy for the rest of the week. — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026 The soup’s tomato juice base is infused with cocktail sauce ingredients, including horseradish, lemon and Worcestershire sauce. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Lemon-Ups doughnuts, named after their cookie counterpart, combine a citrusy Lemon Crisp Kreme filling inside unglazed doughnuts that are then topped with a lemon icing. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for lemon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lemon
  1. disaster
  2. failure
  3. bust
  4. loser
  5. disappointment
  6. frost
  7. bomb
  8. catastrophe
Noun
  • Rodríguez said numerous public officials died in the disaster, including security personnel, municipal employees and military officers.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • The Boyle Heights blaze, similar to the Eaton and Palisades fires, has revealed the region’s air monitoring can’t always tell people what they’ve been exposed to in a disaster.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of disaster
Noun
  • According to Castillo, one of the most significant failures has been the tendency to treat many squatter complaints as civil disputes rather than criminal investigations.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Spence also appears to be absorbing the blame for broader failures, with Thomas Tuchel’s touchline frustrations obvious and — for a player still establishing himself at this level — that scrutiny is unlikely to help.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of failure
Noun
  • The memory industry is notorious for its boom and bust cycles.
    — Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Bronze busts of women’s champions Kathleen McKane Godfree, Dorothy Round, Angela Mortimer, Ann Jones and Virginia Wade were unveiled in 2004.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of bust
Noun
  • The losers are the automakers still leaving accessories to the dealer, where the margin quietly bleeds away.
    — Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • That is a big risk investors take when trying to find the winners and losers within the biotech sector.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of loser
Noun
  • Since World Cup tickets began selling on FIFA Marketplace last September, fans have expressed disappointment in the expensive price tag.
    — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Coach Hossam Hassan and captain Mohamed Salah expressed their disappointment after the match, while several former players and television pundits also questioned the officiating.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 8 July 2026
Definition of disappointment
Noun
  • Stop deadheading a few weeks before the first frost so the plant can prepare for dormancy.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026
  • Work boots lacked traction, which isn’t ideal when playing on British turf often muddied by rain or slicked by winter frosts.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of frost
Noun
  • But with the righty and the Yankees donning stars and stripes themed jerseys, bombs began bursting in the humid Bronx air shortly after Saturday’s game began.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • Each city and many organizations had their own displays of rockets and aerial bombs, the largest one in this area being at Walt Disney World.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of bomb
Noun
  • In the work of fiction, the ship is taken over to prevent catastrophe.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • The young girls are referred to as Heaven’s 27 by their surviving families, who are determined to honor their legacy by ensuring such a catastrophe never happens again.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Definition of catastrophe

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“Lemon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lemon. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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