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part of the ritual of the awards ceremony is the nominee's lip praise for the performances of his or her competitors
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Recent Examples of lip
Marci Robin, Allure, 20 Feb. 2026
In just one night, this lip mask can make your lips amazingly soft and hydrated.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 Mar. 2025
Also, lip skin is thinner, making blood vessels more apparent.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
While at 13-over for the tournament on the par-five fourth on Friday, Lowry missed a short putt for par, lipping the right edge.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
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Noun
But at the very least, Liu's beauty-loving fans want to make sure she's stocked up on her favorite lip color.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 20 Feb. 2026
In just one night, this lip mask can make your lips amazingly soft and hydrated.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
By After Testing Over 30 Best Sellers By Siena Gagliano
Unlike balms, which can make lip color slide around, a primer locks it in while keeping lips soft and comfortable.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 Mar. 2025
Also, lip skin is thinner, making blood vessels more apparent.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2024
Verb
Despite a strong third shot, Lipsky's par putt lipped out and dropped him into a tie for third.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
While at 13-over for the tournament on the par-five fourth on Friday, Lowry missed a short putt for par, lipping the right edge.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lip
Noun
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The driver then lost control and crashed into the curb, police said.—
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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There is a house nearby that has a loquat tree right by the curb of the street.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Despite famously hailing from Barbados, Rihanna really comes into her own with glamorous winter dressing, from double denim to every kind of animal print, and full AWGE.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
22 Feb. 2026
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Romero’s knock followed a double by Kristian Campbell, who impressed at the plate for the second day in a row.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And don’t forget to wash everything down with El SIboney’s dangerously potent sangria.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hundreds of residents in Tangerang, a city outside the capital, Jakarta, flock to the Cisadane River to wash their hair with rice straw shampoo and welcome the fasting month with a symbolic spiritual cleansing.—
Mariam Fam,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Sheathed in a layer of keratin that might have been brightly colored, such a prominent crest could have conferred multiple advantages to perhaps by catching the attention of potential mates and warding off competitors.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
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Its head crest is shaped like a curved sword called a scimitar, and measures 20 inches long.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Every morning, animal care manager Kim Carr stops by to prepare breakfast, scattering treats across their enclosures that are filled with fake tree trunks, log piles and hanging branches — an organic jungle gym for creatures that are born to climb and play.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The allegedly fake document surfaced as CapRadio, a nonprofit broadcaster that is licensed to Sacramento State, underwent its standard annual audit in fall 2022.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Muller has spent the past 12 years experiencing the ups and downs, fitful starts and stops her sport has endured since first splashing on the Swiss hockey scene as a 15-year-old by scoring her nation’s first bronze-medal clinching goal at the 2014 Sochi Games.—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Her fluent Mandarin also gives her access to an enormous market in China, where her face is splashed across billboards and television screens.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The shot clanged off the back rim.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Its basic ingredients include tequila, lime juice (ideally freshly squeezed), orange liqueur like triple sec, and usually salt on the rim.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That’s all well and good, but the series still needs a sturdy narrative to hold it all together, rather than ping-ponging between random subjects offering trite, emotionally hollow morality lessons.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2026
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Mastrovito's Agnus Dei features the Lamb, made of hollow glass and covered in glass fragments, suspended in the air from the cross' upper arm within a hyperboloid covered in gold leaf.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Lip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lip. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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