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Recent Examples of tongue
There’s a subtle bitter aftertaste, a hint of plastic that’s best squashed with a chaser—another belt, and another, until the citric acid numbs your tongue and the sugar numbs your senses.
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 July 2025
The sneaker is enhanced with CD Icon eyelets as well as numerous CD details on the two-tone rubber sole, tongue and back, including a Dior signature on the sole and heel.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 July 2025
So there's like there's a lot of photos from just shooting up at Aspen where my tongue is just like Fully out.
—Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Weeks passed, and the bump remained, despite the tongue’s tendency to heal quickly.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 13 July 2025
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 July 2025
The sneaker is enhanced with CD Icon eyelets as well as numerous CD details on the two-tone rubber sole, tongue and back, including a Dior signature on the sole and heel.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 July 2025
So there's like there's a lot of photos from just shooting up at Aspen where my tongue is just like Fully out.
—Outside Online, 16 July 2025
Weeks passed, and the bump remained, despite the tongue’s tendency to heal quickly.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue
Noun
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The money, which was used to found a range of initiatives including teacher training and English language programs, was suspended by the Trump administration on June 30 pending a review by the federal Office of Management and Budget.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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English is widely spoken across Puerto Rico, but travelers should keep in mind that Spanish is the island's universal language.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Noun
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There’s almost a template to the Lexington format and a distinctive vocabulary too.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
23 July 2025
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So, in the case of La Tête d’Or, [chef] Daniel [Boulud] had this ambition to create something that was kind of a grand New York steakhouse but with a French influence, which led to a more refined vocabulary, and that led to wanting to elevate the cooking to be on display.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Look for loot and get a glimpse of life in the historic Marolles district south of the city center, once famous for the increasingly rare local dialect, Brusseleer, a.k.a.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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While over 20 dialects are spoken in Liberia, English is the official language of the country.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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To quote a homespun idiom, there are different horses for different courses.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 July 2025
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Especially in multilingual markets, users frequently mix languages and use non-standard grammar, local idioms, creative spelling and hybrid sentence structures.—
Alessa Cross,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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“Tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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