Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lipped
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Clothes were washed outdoors in a heavy barrel called a zhlukto, or carried to a nearby stream.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026 -
Opposite Paul Newman, she was featured as a character known as Lucille, The Girl, who sensuously washed his car in an iconic scene from 1967's Cool Hand Luke.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Going farther west, however, brightens the sky even more and anywhere west of a line from approximately central Michigan, going south through east-central Kentucky to the Gulf Coast will be bathed in full daylight.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Landmarks across the globe, from Prince’s beloved hometown Minnesota Twins baseball stadium, and NYC’s Times Square to Paris’ Eiffel Tower, were bathed in purple in honor of the maverick.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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The same day, the left-leaning Guardian and right-wing Daily Telegraph newspapers also splashed images on their front pages of Charles at the congressional dais.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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In the painting, he is shown raising his fist as Secret Service agents surround him, blood splashed across his face.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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The river lapped through sand behind me.—
Matt Crossman,
Midwest Living,
14 Apr. 2026
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Gilliland qualified 35th and was lapped early, but steadily progressed into the top 15.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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The squeeze on shipments through the strait has rippled through global maritime trade, including through the Panama Canal nearly halfway around the world.—
Munir Ahmed,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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And now, students are continuing the legacy of the famed and inspiring primatologist, whose work and message of hope and resilience rippled all the way to an area hit hard by the Eaton fire.—
Julianna Lozada,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Lipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lipped. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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