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Recent Examples of lick
Noun
Bear Glacier by stand-up paddleboard At the base of the largest glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park near Seward, a saltwater lagoon filled with icebergs licks at the 12-mile-long glacial expanse. Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025 Songs of a Lost World, the band’s latest album, is a towering achievement, a perfect retrenchment in a year full of furtive attempts at similarly nostalgic measures, of artists rehashing past glories and hit songs liberally borrowing old licks. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
On my first fire call, the wind picked up, and the flames licked skyward and singed my eyebrows down to almost nothing. Graydon Carter, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025 The hedgehog licked it up and then started to cough, an eerily human sound, as if an old man were coughing. Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lick
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lick
Noun
  • Image Other economists also said the blow to the labor market, which had cooled before Mr. Trump embarked on his global trade war, could be severe.
    Tony Romm, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
  • That’s a major blow to both sales and long-term customer loyalty.
    Samuel Mueller, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Stir-frying is a method of quickly searing and cooking bite-size pieces of protein and vegetables in a splash of oil over high heat.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Skin tones appear accurate, and splashes of blues and oranges pop out nicely.
    Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Continue reading … 'STEELE' THE SHOW – MSNBC host demands Democrats start giving a ‘damn’ about Trump, Musk in fiery rant.
    Fox News, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2024
Verb
  • Rogers was found hiding under a bridge nearby and was arrested, authorities said.
    Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Because the kitchen is visible from the living and dining areas, Allison downplayed the utilitarian stuff, tucking the stainless-steel refrigerator behind a wall and hiding the range behind the island.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • To learn even more about the Omnibus changes and how an ERP-centric system can benefit your business, read SAP’s latest white paper on mastering CSRD here.
    Sophia Mendelsohn, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Someone who seems to have the whole recipe round-up mastered?
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But Jones tied it with a one-time slap shot from the right point with 6:04 left in the period.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The attack escalated with The Rock using a belt and Travis Scott's intervention, which included a slap that visibly injured Rhodes.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s contrived veneer is being ripped away to reveal an immoral, mendacious, transactional opportunist, without a shred of loyalty to anyone or anything but himself.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025
  • When the last shreds of sunlight vanish, everyone pulls their car up to the field and turns on their headlights.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.
    Mark Z. Barabak, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.
    The Editors, National Review, 30 Sep. 2024

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“Lick.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lick. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.

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