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Recent Examples of tongue
Other compatible tips are available to purchase, including a tongue scraper and a toothbrush.
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Alexis Berger, SELF, 23 June 2025
At Attari Sandwich Shop, known for its beef tongue sandwich, the pre-revolution Iranian flag hung near the cash register — but none of the diners wanted to give an interview.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Suck air under your tongue then flex your tongue and press it against the roof of your mouth.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 19 June 2025
With frequent intake, the tongue’s pain receptors become less sensitive to capsaicin in about a week’s time, enabling hotter peppers for greater health.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 17 June 2025
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Alexis Berger, SELF, 23 June 2025
At Attari Sandwich Shop, known for its beef tongue sandwich, the pre-revolution Iranian flag hung near the cash register — but none of the diners wanted to give an interview.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2025
Suck air under your tongue then flex your tongue and press it against the roof of your mouth.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 19 June 2025
With frequent intake, the tongue’s pain receptors become less sensitive to capsaicin in about a week’s time, enabling hotter peppers for greater health.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue
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Adding classes in Spanish for those who read, write and speak it as their first language is another part of the plan to make schooling at CLC both more affordable and less challenging.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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On the campaign trail, the president spent time courting faith leaders throughout the country, often refusing to soften his language in those venues as well.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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During the Cold War, popular culture provided Americans with images of (and a vocabulary for) nuclear war.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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But at the start of the project, which launched in 2023, their vocabularies differed dramatically.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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In it, Italian peasants Matteo and Natale discuss this same cosmic occurrence in the rustic Paduan dialect of the time.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 July 2025
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Around the table, his family speak the local dialect of the Veneto region.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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Overall, the impression the car imparts is decidedly futuristic, and the design idiom certainly aligns with other recent luxurious EV concepts, such as those unveiled by Jaguar, Mercedes, and Genesis, as well as production vehicles such as the Tesla Cybertruck.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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By the time these terms get into the mainstream, new ones have already appeared, although some (such as to dig or cool) remain staples of the idiom despite wide non-Negro use.—
Benjamin Hale
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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“Tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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