as in disasters
something that has failed
the used car he bought turned out to be a lemon, and he soon had trouble starting the thing
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Recent Examples of lemons
That’s my girl Lexi, making lemonade out of lemons.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 May 2026
And lemons are two for a dollar.
—Maria Santana, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Meyer lemons add extra sweetness, too.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 May 2026
Designs include lemons, stars, cherries, and crabs and if the comments are any indication, these won't last long!
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
The elegant Villa Paola has terraces where guests can take aperitivi as well as vegetable patches where the hotel's Ristorante De' Minimi sources lemons, tomatoes, and Tropea red onions.
—Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
In this minimalist floral centerpiece, lemons and kumquats pair with yellow roses and peonies, a flowering branch of pink weigela, and a sculptural, deep red elephant's ear.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Remove the lemons from the pan and set aside to cool slightly.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 May 2026
And lemons are two for a dollar.
—Maria Santana, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Meyer lemons add extra sweetness, too.
—Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 17 May 2026
Designs include lemons, stars, cherries, and crabs and if the comments are any indication, these won't last long!
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 May 2026
The elegant Villa Paola has terraces where guests can take aperitivi as well as vegetable patches where the hotel's Ristorante De' Minimi sources lemons, tomatoes, and Tropea red onions.
—Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
Pots simmered on the stove with paella, fruit rotted in bowls next to the junk mail, and the pantry was full of old rusted cans of strange unearthly edibles—bamboo shoots and snails in sauce and lemons floating in brine.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
In this minimalist floral centerpiece, lemons and kumquats pair with yellow roses and peonies, a flowering branch of pink weigela, and a sculptural, deep red elephant's ear.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
Remove the lemons from the pan and set aside to cool slightly.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lemons
Noun
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Those improvements include pipe insulation, walls, attics, weather stripping doors and windows and installing storm windows to prevent future disasters.—
Tanya Babbar,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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The seemingly limitless budgets and bottomless demand for content of the streaming television era have allowed studios to dramatize both long-ago and recent disasters.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
14 May 2026
Noun
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So there’s been a lot of disappointments in the build up.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Their first season under Quenneville was a twisting, turning, end-over-end journey through disappointments, rallies, peaks and valleys.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
Noun
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In mid-2025, the ARISE team reported that the best-performing model achieved a 70% success rate, with most failures clustering around tasks requiring three or more steps.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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As in most insurance company failures, PHL flopped for several reasons.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Zelensky said on Sunday morning that the Russians had launched 3,170 drones, 1,300 bombs, and over 70 missiles at Ukraine, killing 52 people and injuring 346 others.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
17 May 2026
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And farmers kill elephants by gunshot, electrocution and jaw bombs — explosives hidden in food that shatter an elephant's jaws so the animal starves to death.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Remember though, like with most Wall Street history, there will be winners and there will be losers.—
Brian Sullivan,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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There will be both winners and losers when the dust settles.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Two crack cocaine busts in Roxbury Boston Police arrested two people for allegedly selling crack cocaine on Washington Street in Roxbury Monday night.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Six of the five-star signees became starters in Tuscaloosa, but the class also had several busts.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The kind of tiny culinary catastrophes most diners would never notice, but that a young chef chasing greatness apparently sees in his sleep.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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California is being hammered with more frequent and devastating catastrophes, and that’s making the entire insurance market riskier and more expensive, exacerbating mistakes made by government and the private sector alike.—
Ben Allen,
Oc Register,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Late frosts, cold snaps, strong winds, and scorching temperatures can all cause leaves to brown.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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These cold-hardy crops are the backbone of an early spring garden, capable of withstanding light frosts and continuing to produce as temperatures slowly warm.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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“Lemons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lemons. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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