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Recent Examples of tongue
The dragons stalk the island, flicking their huge tongues in hopes of picking up the scent of a deer, wild boar, or water buffalo — the latter two species introduced by humans — or rodents and other smaller reptiles, including baby Komodo dragons.
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Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Pops of metallic silver, which didn’t appear on the Air Force 1, also come on the mustache and the tongue keeper.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Both are too smart for their own good and have recently developed rebellious streaks and sharp tongues to the alarm of their parents.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Other therapies include oral appliances to shift the jaw forward and open the airway, positional therapies to avoid back-sleeping, and myofunctional training to strengthen tongue and throat muscles.
—Erika Yamazaki, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
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Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Pops of metallic silver, which didn’t appear on the Air Force 1, also come on the mustache and the tongue keeper.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Both are too smart for their own good and have recently developed rebellious streaks and sharp tongues to the alarm of their parents.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Other therapies include oral appliances to shift the jaw forward and open the airway, positional therapies to avoid back-sleeping, and myofunctional training to strengthen tongue and throat muscles.
—Erika Yamazaki, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue
Noun
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Akil had a stammer, and English was his third or fourth language.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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There are languages besides English and Spanish.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
Noun
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My Italian vocabulary has expanded to hundreds of words and some key phrases.—
Bob Brody,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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In financial categories, professionalism often shows up in the small parts of the experience, especially when people are still learning vocabulary and sequence.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Noun
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The name Ca’ Riviera is derived from the Venetian dialect.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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The pronunciation is part of an American dialect that is losing steam, linguists told NPR.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The Western musical tradition is mostly sidelined in favor of kuduro, gqom, batida, and sounds too free of familiar musical idioms to be easily categorized.—
Will Lynch,
Pitchfork,
11 May 2026
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While the work’s English title might indicate a sense of amusement or distraction, the Chinese title is an idiom that refers to being caught in a dilemma, like a boat that has left one shore but has not yet reached the other.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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“Tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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