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Atwater had vibrant braids that went down to her ankles, while Andrews had dangly lego earrings and a multi-hued screw through her earlobe.
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Alex Haddon, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2024
Listen to this article A brazen robber who shot a wall during a Brooklyn store stickup was linked to the violent heist by the chunky diamond earrings adorning his earlobes, federal prosecutors allege.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2024
According to the student handbook, male students’ hair cannot extend past the eyebrows or earlobes.
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Char Adams, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
The final step consisted of more extensive prosthetics — for the top of the head, forehead, eyelids, nose, lips and chin, cheeks, neck, back of the neck, shoulders, earlobes, hands and arms.
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1785, in the meaning defined above
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“Earlobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earlobe. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
earlobe
noun
ear·lobe
ˈi(ə)r-ˌlōb
: a part hanging down from the ear of human beings and some domestic chickens
Medical Definition
earlobe
noun
ear·lobe
ˈi(ə)r-ˌlōb
: the pendent part of the ear especially of humans
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