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Recent Examples of tongue
This causes the tongue to become inflamed, with signs and symptoms of anemia tongue.
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Aaliyah Edwards might not be the first name that rolls off the tongue when listing off former UConn women’s basketball players.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
The story ends up focusing not on the man who could not remain silent, but on a man who held his tongue.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
As soon as Jordon Hudson, dressed in a midriff-baring shimmery silver dress, and Belichick hit the red carpet, tongues were immediately wagging.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2025
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2025
Aaliyah Edwards might not be the first name that rolls off the tongue when listing off former UConn women’s basketball players.
—Staff and Wire Reports, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2025
The story ends up focusing not on the man who could not remain silent, but on a man who held his tongue.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
As soon as Jordon Hudson, dressed in a midriff-baring shimmery silver dress, and Belichick hit the red carpet, tongues were immediately wagging.
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue
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The production contains adult language and addresses sensitive topics, including bipolar disorder, anxiety, grief, a suicide attempt, loss of a child and the use of psychiatric medication, the release said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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On Thursday, Nvidia launched a language learning platform using artificial intelligence that promises to do just that for American Sign Language learners, in partnership with the American Society for Deaf Children and creative agency Hello Monday.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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The distinct local vocabulary is sprinkled with Guaraní, an Indigenous language widely spoken in neighboring Paraguay.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
The New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2025
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Pulp Fiction might be the dictionary of his cinematic vocabulary, offering insights into the language of his other works.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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What could be more revealing, fragile, and intimate — in any dialect — than the loneliness that pushes someone’s attempt to make a friend?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
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Even today, traces of French can be found in the local dialect; the Palermitan aristocracy once spoke fluent French and frequently sent their chefs to Paris to master the art of haute cuisine.—
Tiziana Cardini,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
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Knowing the correct four-word idioms is a sign of education.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Feb. 2025
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Glover’s score — for rock band, piano and acoustic strings — evokes pop idioms while politely sidestepping direct quotation.—
Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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