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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
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In July 2024, Thompson's daughter Gaia shared a cheeky post on her Instagram Stories poking fun at 2023's Barbie movie's tagline — and Thompson's ex, Kenneth Branagh.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Though milder in temperament, Turner is just as cheeky as Hickman.—
Kylie Volavongsa,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Once done, the camera panned over to Kris, who gave a sassy smile before joining her girls.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The smart and sassy marketing campaign for Naked Gun has gone all out in promoting the film’s hilarious tone, as well as the passing of the comedic torch to Neeson.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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Revlon is getting its hands dirty with a saucy new lip balm.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
23 July 2025
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Just grab a few extra napkins and chow down quickly before the soft potato buns give way to the juicy, saucy, beautiful mess between them.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Designed to revive brassy blonde hair with coolness and shine, the shampoo gets its blue tint from jagua fruit extract.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
20 Nov. 2024
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Because purple is opposite yellow on the color wheel, that kind of shampoo cancels out unwanted yellow or brassy tones.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
Adjective
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Cops released images Wednesday of a black 2012 Nissan Sentra involved in a Bronx double murder, hoping to track down seven people still at large in the brazen shootings on a desolate street in late July.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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That is quite a brazen ROI calculation and deserves more public discourse.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Gemma reluctantly agrees to rebuild her impudent robot in a new body, and the sequel ends with an explosive showdown between Amelia and M3GAN, who nearly dies in a noble attempt to save Gemma and her niece, Cady (Violet McGraw).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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One chord appears to speak to the other, sounding almost impudent in their simplicity, equal parts ecstatic and heartbreakingly melancholic.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The movie’s startling originality is in its spirit, its insolent ironies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 July 2025
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One’s insolent, calling him lame and old, and the other affectedly infantile, but both are exhausting in their own way.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The combustion models remain unapologetically brash, while the new G 580 offers a surprisingly authentic G-Wagen experience without liquid fuel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Aug. 2025
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Conversely, Reese has been an easy target on social media for fans, earning heavy criticism for stat-padding and her brash personality.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Lippy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lippy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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