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
Clean the Bird Bath Regularly Scrub your bird bath regularly with baking soda, white vinegar, or lemon juice and rinse it thoroughly.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
Sprinkle with the lemon zest, Parmesan, flaky salt and pepper.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Midwestern bakeries have embraced the tradition, giving it an American twist with additional flavors like custard, chocolate, lemon, blueberry and more.
—Jelissa Burns, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Armadillo Den Armadillo Den features the Frescadillo Paloma (grapefruit, lime, sea salt and bay leaf), Ford’s Ranch Water (Thai basil sparkling water, cucumber, lemon, basil), and a Blackberry Smash with lemon and agave, all served on tap in the bar’s large outdoor space.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Jan. 2026
Sprinkle with the lemon zest, Parmesan, flaky salt and pepper.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Midwestern bakeries have embraced the tradition, giving it an American twist with additional flavors like custard, chocolate, lemon, blueberry and more.
—Jelissa Burns, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Armadillo Den Armadillo Den features the Frescadillo Paloma (grapefruit, lime, sea salt and bay leaf), Ford’s Ranch Water (Thai basil sparkling water, cucumber, lemon, basil), and a Blackberry Smash with lemon and agave, all served on tap in the bar’s large outdoor space.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lemon
Noun
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One compelling example in the education space that Parker-Holder and Rivas described was allowing students to get a sense of what working in different professions might be like, such as assisting in disaster recovery.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 Jan. 2026
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The action also authorizes the use of disaster emergency funds and allows the OEM to mobilize state resources, make contracts and awards using emergency procurement procedures and encumber and expend funds as determined by the director of the OEM.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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That last-minute development is reviving debate about the extent of state support for Vanke, one of the last major developers to have avoided an outright default after a broader property market slump sparked record debt failures in recent years.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Poetry is a testament to the failure of wolves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Every team needing a quarterback and watching Darnold’s rise wonders if busts-on-the-rise like Mac Jones and Malik Willis can do something similar.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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But unlike previous boom-bust cycles, the changes ahead may have less to do with rate cuts, Wall Street performance, or rental trends, and more to do with individual buyers and sellers.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Many people envision salary discussions as adversarial encounters with winners and losers.—
Kwame Christian Esq,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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That pool of those players (11 to 19) produced more busts or major disappointments than starters on winning teams.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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Van Buren Township Supervisor Kevin McNamara expressed his disappointment with EGLE's license renewal for Wayne Disposal, and the process.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Excess ice crystals or heavy frost can indicate temperature fluctuations that affect quality.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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For gardeners in growing zones where the last frost date isn't until April or May, ordering seeds in late winter or early spring will get them to you in time for spring and summer sowing.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
28 Jan. 2026
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For decades the capital had worked like a slowly exploding atom bomb, inhaling poor Filipinos from the provinces and spitting them into distant suburbs, transforming rural barangays into slums of concrete and zinc.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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These are the investors most likely to make a big move when a tape bomb hits.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Lemon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lemon. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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