as in disaster
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 lemon
After a minute, empty water, add ingredients (see below), top with boiling water and garnish with a lemon or orange slice studded with cloves and/or a cinnamon stick.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
There’s usually a creamy vegetable soup to start, and three choices of mains (meat, fish, and vegetarian dishes like rich risottos or spooling piles of noodles or pasta), plus moreish desserts like homemade strawberry ice cream, sticky toffee pudding, or turmeric lemon posset.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
There's a reason most people crave hot beverages like tea or lemon water when feeling under the weather.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Dec. 2024
What's the difference between cold or hot lemon water?
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2024
There’s usually a creamy vegetable soup to start, and three choices of mains (meat, fish, and vegetarian dishes like rich risottos or spooling piles of noodles or pasta), plus moreish desserts like homemade strawberry ice cream, sticky toffee pudding, or turmeric lemon posset.
—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
There's a reason most people crave hot beverages like tea or lemon water when feeling under the weather.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Dec. 2024
What's the difference between cold or hot lemon water?
—Anna Bader, Glamour, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for lemon
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lemon
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Developing Highly Detailed Maps Geospatial mapping technology could be better leveraged in disasters.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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As climate shocks get worse, insurance companies are increasingly dropping homeowners facing risks of hurricanes, wildfires and other disasters.Mira Rojanasakul, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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The horrific results of those actions — and failures to act — all come across Torbenson’s desk.John Diedrich, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Russell Wilson experiment in Denver was such a failure that he was eventually cut from the team, despite the financial ramifications: the Broncos incurred $85 million in dead salary over the 2024 and 2025 seasons by releasing Wilson, the largest dead cap hit in league history.Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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That’s how many people were arrested in a mob bust in northern Italy — including a Catholic nun with the Sisters of Charity Institute in Milan.Daniel Wine, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
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During a press conference at the East Police Precinct, where state and city leaders were celebrating a record drug bust, O'Connell expressed frustration that the debate strayed from the facts of the Fusus proposal.Nate Rau, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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In healthy relationships, partners address frustration or disappointment through communication, not blame or distance.Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Overpromising or manipulating emotions can lead to disappointment and distrust.Somdutta Singh, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Time of Year to Plant The best time to plant your poinsettia seeds or propagations is during March or late spring when the threat of frost has passed.Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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As the car begins heating up and the frost begins to melt, do not go inside your home, but use a scraper and de-icer on the screen to help the frost disappear faster.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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As with other areas of the law, the Biden-Harris administration routinely weaponized antitrust enforcement to pick economic winners and losers.Tom Hebert, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
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Reporters dutifully type up the winners and losers on their flights home.Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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When Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik Hariri began to push back against Syrian control, he was killed in a massive truck bomb in 2005.Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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Farther astern from where Fernandez stood, a 500-pound bomb landed, piercing three decks and detonating another magazine.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Lemon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lemon. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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