lipped

Definition of lippednext
past tense of lip
as in washed
to flow along or against the waves, reflecting the red glow of the sunset, gently lipped the prow

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  • The Earth Tone Collection currently offers several neutral colors—desert sand, warm beige, dune taupe, washed khaki, dusty olive, soft clay, muted terracotta and light stone—and the clients can create other custom colors.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Hands washed, face refreshed, maybe a little skincare moment.
    Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
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  • Add in the fact that pets aren’t bathed as frequently as people, and those substances can linger longer than many owners realize.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Koch can be seen smiling alongside Rise in an illuminated Orion viewport, with the spacecraft's service module bathed in bright sunlight on Flight Day 4 of their 10-day lunar mission.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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  • Thirteen minutes later, after their heat shield endured reentry temperatures of some 5,000 degrees, the spacecraft safely splashed down.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The mission, which served as a critical test flight ahead of a moon landing targeted for 2028, ended April 10 when the astronauts aboard the Orion vehicle splashed down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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  • Here, travelers will find white-sand beaches lapped by turquoise waters.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The Rams’ tight end room underwent a renaissance in 2025, with the team featuring three-tight end sets – or 13-personnel – at a rate that lapped the rest of the NFL.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
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  • Tents rippled in the breeze, and children played on the sand against a backdrop of shattered buildings.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The town’s operating premise is that what happened to Roosevelt in the Badlands eventually rippled out over the rest of the nation.
    Beverly Gage, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lipped. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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