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Recent Examples of lid The lid also helps to prevent spills or curious pets from snacking on the extra kindling. Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025 With a reddish-brown lid, covered in moss and grime, neighbors told Giglio that the tub had not been touched since the 70s or 80s. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025 Dekoda mounts over most toilet rims without the need for tools, requiring a width between 32 and 58 millimeters and at least 6 millimeters of clearance under the lid. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025 The leakproof lid is topped with bamboo to round out the sustainable look and feel of the bottle. Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lid
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Noun
  • Wallen unveiled the cover in his Abbey Road Sessions YouTube series in March 2024, followed by an Amazon Music Original version this June.
    Russ Penuell, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Within months of moving in, the house itself became part of the story—hosting more than 16 film and television productions, from music videos to a Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam edition cover shoot.
    Carmen F de Terenzio, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pair a black-and-white plaid skirt or jacket from your closet with a red sweater and a statement hat.
    Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Haygood, who owns a ranch in central Texas and a lake house in Hot Springs Village, stood out in his Los Angeles Dodgers baseball hat and Boston Celtics sweatshirt.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The backing from Washington came on top of Argentina’s $20 billion program with the International Monetary Fund that began in April.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Trump travels to Tokyo on Monday to meet new Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi, and sorting out this confusion will no doubt be at the top of her agenda.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Alijah Martin, the Raptors rookie on a two-way contract who was not active for the game, wore a white Blue Jays jersey underneath his zip-up with a new Jays cap.
    Eric Koreen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Yeti’s Yonder Bottle with a tether cap is lightweight, leakproof, and BPA-free.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The girl told police that while riding the scooter she was approached by the suspect, who grabbed the hood of her sweatshirt and attempted to pull her.
    Harry Harris, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Another video shared the same day showed multiple men in tactical vests loading into a vehicle with a similar Mexican flag splayed across the hood.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s the 1970 AFC Pro Bowl helmet of cornerback Jim Marsalis; notes describing the terms of the NFL-AFL merger; and correspondence with toy company Wham-O — creators of the Super Ball — as Hunt looked to find a suitable name for pro football’s newest championship game.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Organizers had earlier urged the crowd to remain peaceful as Coast Guard officers in helmets stood watch near the gate.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Atop the garage, the extra-thick walls of the two-story living space are reinforced by hundreds of steel strap connections and capped with a steel roof, and the homes are outfitted with windows and doors designed to withstand a Category 5 hurricane.
    Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Another 13 people were injured, according to Tufton, most after falling from ladders or roofs while trying to prepare for the storm.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Lid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lid. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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