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limey

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Definition of limey

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as in lime-juicer

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Recent Examples of limey Speaking of tang, the puffs also include citric acid, which provides a limey zing that’s reminiscent of Takis Fuego curls. — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025 Crunchy, limey and fresh, the only thing the ceviche tostada ($8) lacks is a lounge chair. — Asher Price, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 On Thursday, America will celebrate its independence from those tax-lovin’ limeys and light up the skies with fireworks and charcoal briquettes. — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 1 July 2024 The herbs in the soup — lemongrass, galangal, a smattering of makrut leaves — waft up and merge into a woodsy-limey perfume. — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2021 This week’s pick is a limey, minty, bright Gruner Veltliner from the new Fifth Moon label, an offshoot of Napa’s RD Winery. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2021

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One of the synthetic pyrethroids could also help control the young lubber grasshoppers.

— Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
Unlike other grasshopper species which are winged and agile, the lubber can't fly.

— Adriana Brasileiro, orlandosentinel.com, 19 July 2019

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These cracks were filled by the lime clasts that reacted with salt or rainwater to recrystallize.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
In macro terms, any urban economist worth their salt will tell you that the money that goes into providing better transit service multiplies throughout the local economy.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

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