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
Alternatively, blanch artichokes in boiling water with a bit of lemon juice for 1 to 2 minutes and then flash freeze and store them in baggies in your freezer.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2026
This might be done by pairing lemon juice with an iron-rich vegetable such as spinach.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Cook it until blistered and brown, and top with a knob of butter, a squeeze of lemon juice, and mountain (yes, really a mountain) of grated Parmesan.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Feb. 2026
Add more lemon juice or water to adjust consistency and taste.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2026
This might be done by pairing lemon juice with an iron-rich vegetable such as spinach.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Cook it until blistered and brown, and top with a knob of butter, a squeeze of lemon juice, and mountain (yes, really a mountain) of grated Parmesan.
—Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Feb. 2026
Add more lemon juice or water to adjust consistency and taste.
—Faye Levy, Oc Register, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lemon
Noun
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And the bipartisan Washington consensus eschews reforms in favor of praying that the economy magically grows its way out of this fiscal disaster.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of agency staff, including those involved with disaster recovery efforts, have been grounded.—
Brianna Sacks,
Washington Post,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Increasingly, the aging building has been experiencing system failures that include the boilers and chillers, electrical infrastructure, plumbing and roof leaks, the City Council was told.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Defense attorneys say the inter-agency failure is allowing criminals to escape accountability, while federal judges warn the practice is violating defendants’ constitutional rights.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The parallels between their data center land grab now and the shale oil boom-and-bust cycle of the 2010s are striking to longtime commodities analyst Jeff Currie, who is now at Carlyle.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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And the bust rate with highly drafted starters is enormous — over 50% for starters taken in the early rounds of 2025 drafts.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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And, of course, the hapless American consumer, who’s been paying at least a substantial chunk of these tariffs in the form of higher prices for goods, is the big loser.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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But a lot of the firms that SoftBank invested in were losers from the get-go.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now the Sharks are hoping other Olympians, Sweden’s Alex Wennberg, Switzerland’s Philipp Kurashev, and Slovakia’s Pavol Regenda, can use the pressure of an Olympic tournament – and the disappointment that came with it — to their benefit as their playoff chase resumes.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Family members of a 9-year-old boy critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in Chester, Pennsylvania, are expressing their disappointment at the sentencing of the driver responsible.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If a plant blooms early due to a warm spell followed by a hard frost, the flowers may die, resulting in a lost harvest.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
26 Feb. 2026
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Choose cold-tolerant plants to avoid issues with late-season frosts.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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During her first bombing, Ginny had run for shelter into a perfume shop, where the proprietress methodically moved each bottle from the streetfront vitrine into a neat line on the floor as the dust from the percussive bombs blotted out the sun.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Feb. 2026
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Maybe there will be a rocket or a bomb and that waiting is stressful.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Lemon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lemon. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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