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
Many Haitian families gravitated to Lemon City, one of the oldest settlements in Miami, developed in the late eighteen-hundreds and, at the time, largely populated by lemon-grove workers from the Bahamas.
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Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Add mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; whisk until combined.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
To use, chop or mince lemon as desired.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Enamored by her beauty – and already following each other on social media – Taurus later slid into Kimberly's inbox about ordering a lemon coconut cake.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Add mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; whisk until combined.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
To use, chop or mince lemon as desired.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2026
Enamored by her beauty – and already following each other on social media – Taurus later slid into Kimberly's inbox about ordering a lemon coconut cake.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 30 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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Republicans argue the region’s frustrations reflect years of structural failures under Cooper’s disaster management system, stretching back to earlier storms.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Advocates say overcrowding is at the center of many of the jail's ongoing problems, from maintenance failures to safety concerns, and argue that recent flooding highlights deeper, long-standing issues.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In November, the nation announced its largest cocaine bust in a decade, with 14 tons confiscated at its main Pacific port.—
Stephen Smith,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Replace Hall with an actress who has a distractingly gigantic bust or who’s randomly American and blonde.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The public and private markets have decided that infrastructure companies and the top model developers are the AI winners, while software companies are the likely losers, regardless of how strong their businesses may look today.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Investors are starting to pick AI winners and losers.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
4 Feb. 2026
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That disappointment disappeared Tuesday when Bennett was named to the team as a late replacement, filling in for Tampa Bay’s injured forward Anthony Cirelli.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes, to his disappointment, the familiar seal was nowhere in sight.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Most people opt for a frost or shimmer finish over a juicy gloss—think silky as opposed to wet—but a topcoat of clear glitter gloss can have a similar effect.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
5 Feb. 2026
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The hardening off process generally begins two weeks before your last frost date; however, cold-hardy seedlings can be hardened off even earlier—roughly four weeks before the last frost of spring.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Think bath salts, bath bombs, or a soothing bubble bath paired with a loofah or wooden bath tray.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
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More bombs will not lead to more security.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Lemon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lemon. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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