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
There’s a lemon leftover from the lemon hunt.
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Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Add it to a salad dressing with lemon juice, garlic, and avocado oil.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2025
Just ask any local about the lemon crunch cake and wait to see their eyes light up.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Buttercream frosting with intricate, drape-y piping covers tar, lemon poppyseed and floral raspberry rose slices.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lemon
Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Add it to a salad dressing with lemon juice, garlic, and avocado oil.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 3 Nov. 2025
Just ask any local about the lemon crunch cake and wait to see their eyes light up.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Buttercream frosting with intricate, drape-y piping covers tar, lemon poppyseed and floral raspberry rose slices.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lemon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lemon
Noun
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The floods have also left 11 people missing, inundated more than 116,000 houses and 5,000 hectares of crops, and damaged roads and railways, cutting off traffic and power in several areas, the government’s disaster agency said in a report.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
31 Oct. 2025
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Desmond McKenzie, deputy chair of Jamaica's disaster risk management council, declined to share how many people have died, although authorities separately told AP at least four deaths occurred in southwest Jamaica.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The failures of that occupation were many, relating to security, governance, the economy, and provision of basic municipal services.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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My father had two superpowers that saved him in the face of all those failures—his talent for telling stories and gardening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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From the next great QB to the next big bust, Arch Manning has found something of a sweet spot of normalcy, having steered Texas to wins against Oklahoma and Vanderbilt in the last month.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The oil business was in a bust when he was born in the late 1980s, so for most of his life, more people were moving out of West Texas than in.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Following a damaging price war, Beijing’s new five-year plan signaled the government will reduce EV subsidies and instead let the market decide winners and losers in the sector, the China-Global South Project wrote.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The latter more than held his own, though, allowing four hits and three runs across 6 2/3 innings before leaving as the hard-luck loser.—
Joe Kozlowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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When Hulu announced the family's new reality series, The Kardashians, in 2022, Caitlyn expressed her disappointment about not being included.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Philadelphia Phillies suffered a second straight playoff disappointment and some significant change could be coming to the roster.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The cutoff for planting cool-season grass is 6 weeks before the average first fall frost.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Oct. 2025
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Add the scotch and Calvados and some crushed ice, and stir about 10 to 15 seconds, until a small frost begins to show on the outside of the mug.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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At issue here, amid the domestic peace, is not only what makes people tick but, thanks to Hopkins, whether the ticking is that of a well-wound clock or an unexploded bomb.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Thousands of satellites with interceptors on them to knock down incoming Russian or Chinese missiles, with nuclear bombs on them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Lemon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lemon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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