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Recent Examples of lippy
Fortunes have been made surveying drivers about vehicle features that don't work, but there's no data on how other drivers react to lippy virtual assistants.
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Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
While walking Vogue through her 16-step skin-care and makeup routine, the rising pop star shares a lippy secret.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
Yura picked up his bag, walked out into the vestibule, the lippy man now gone, and took his place next to three women of various ages: an old woman, a full-figured middle-aged woman, and a young girl.
—Vladimir Sorokin, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
Epp cross-pollinates these tragedies with those of a lippy 11-year-old girl, abandoned and stranded on her roof during the Nebraska floods of 2019.
—Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2019
Giles was challenged daily in practice last fall by LSU's confident, lippy secondary, led by cornerbacks Donte Jackson and Greedy Williams and safety Kevin Toliver II.
—Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 14 Mar. 2018
That was also accompanied by lippy attitude from the cabbie when challenged.
—Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
While walking Vogue through her 16-step skin-care and makeup routine, the rising pop star shares a lippy secret.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2024
Yura picked up his bag, walked out into the vestibule, the lippy man now gone, and took his place next to three women of various ages: an old woman, a full-figured middle-aged woman, and a young girl.
—Vladimir Sorokin, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
Epp cross-pollinates these tragedies with those of a lippy 11-year-old girl, abandoned and stranded on her roof during the Nebraska floods of 2019.
—Dominic P. Papatola, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2019
Giles was challenged daily in practice last fall by LSU's confident, lippy secondary, led by cornerbacks Donte Jackson and Greedy Williams and safety Kevin Toliver II.
—Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 14 Mar. 2018
That was also accompanied by lippy attitude from the cabbie when challenged.
—Pat Lenhoff, chicagotribune.com, 16 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lippy
Adjective
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Adley and his team make great tasting plates first and foremost, but some of the items, like the unmissable chicken wings stuffed with boudin blanc and romesco, act as a cheeky affront to haute cuisine’s pretensions and conventions.—
Colin Wrenn,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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The backstory The Cosmopolitan opened in 2010 as the rare new-build boutique-feeling megaresort on the Strip, leaning into art, terraces, and a deliberately cheeky brand voice to stand apart from its neighbors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Ally Financial is getting cheeky with its latest ad campaign, and throwing shade at traditional banking with sassy signage seen in uptown Charlotte, one of the country’s biggest banking centers.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
28 May 2026
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Now the dog is back to bothering her brother and showing off her sassy personality.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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These spaghetti cups, piled with a saucy mixture of ground turkey and broccoli, and topped with cheese, are an ideal way to use leftover spaghetti.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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David Wain’s irreverent comedy is saucy, indeed.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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His theater group the Mechanicals is preparing a stage adaptation of a 1974 French-Canadian film called Once Upon a Time in the East, in which Jimmy will play a brassy singer named Carmen — a clear indication that commercial success is not one of its top priorities.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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Pick Three Naomi Fry on great entertainment from brassy broads.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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However, critics are blasting the organization for a brazen double standard, noting that FIFA’s guidelines explicitly allow the Palestinian flag to be flown without restriction.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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Last year’s welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota made headlines for its brazen nature and massive scale.—
Rachel Sheffield,
Boston Herald,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Mantello wasn’t being impudent.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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His first goal was pretty enough, an inch-perfect sidefoot just inside Donnarumma’s far post, but his second was a work of impudent art.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the insolent and hyper-confident Ruben (Stuart Campbell as a teen and Gadd as a grown-up) has been in trouble with the law from a tender age.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Malinin’s confidence would be insolent if his acrobatics weren’t so astonishing.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In recent weeks, the race for Los Angeles mayor has been dominated by reality star Spencer Pratt, who, following an expectation-exceeding debate performance, has risen in the polls with an insurgent campaign specializing in producing or promoting brash and direct online videos.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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Some staff voluntarily left the organization after deciding that the new owner’s brash ways weren’t for them, while others departed as financial casualties, such as beloved local broadcasters Chuck Kaiton and John Forslund.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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“Lippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lippy. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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