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Recent Examples of tongue
The same goes for Humbert Humbert from Vladimir Nabokov’s controversial novel Lolita, a pedophile with a silver tongue who conjures up excuses for his inexcusable actions.
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Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Tierra Reina’s entree choices were Veracruzana or barbacoa, made with beef tongue and cheek.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
The process is long and excruciating, said Oceguera, but they’re just left with the essence of pineapple and coconut that’s carbonated a little for lightness on your tongue.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The study, published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, examined the gut microbiome in stool and the oral microbiome from saliva and the tongue.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Big Think, 29 Apr. 2026
Tierra Reina’s entree choices were Veracruzana or barbacoa, made with beef tongue and cheek.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
The process is long and excruciating, said Oceguera, but they’re just left with the essence of pineapple and coconut that’s carbonated a little for lightness on your tongue.
—Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The study, published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, examined the gut microbiome in stool and the oral microbiome from saliva and the tongue.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue
Noun
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Across collectors, cultural institutions and design circles, perfume bottles are increasingly being recognized not as packaging, but as artifacts — objects that preserve history, identity and the visual language of their time.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
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The milquetoast nature of the statement — with its measured language and nonexistent call to action — and the broader absence of real accountability have nagged at me for weeks.—
Uzma Rentia,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Honesty isn’t in her vocabulary.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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By the end of the learning unit, Burton said growth in the children could be seen as their vocabularies expanded to using words such as thermometer, blood pressure and punctured.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fisher’s Amish roots and ability to speak Pennsylvania Dutch, the Old Order Amish dialect, has helped build rapport with likeminded musicians.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Even minor differences in curriculum or language and dialect can pose significant challenges and reduce the shareability of these programs.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Buildings—a contemporary, fluid interpretation of the Cretan idiom by Pieris.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Like the idiom, their coffee shop hopes to bring surprising offerings to the coffee scene.—
Jenna Thompson
April 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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