as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
The ball missed her glove and she's got one gnarly bump on her melon as a result.
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Saugus has won multiple playoff games in each of its first two seasons under head coach Mike Miller.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
27 May 2026 -
Minter departed at the end of the season to become the Ravens’ head coach and former Chargers safeties coach Chris O’Leary returned this past winter from a one-season stint as the defensive coordinator at Western Michigan to replace Minter.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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To prevent swelling, surgeons would typically remove a portion of the skull called the bone flap, treat the underlying blood clot, and then restore the bone flap soon after.—
Martha Raddatz,
The Atlantic,
25 May 2026
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Based on an analysis of 85 species of dinosaurs, the study concluded that tiny arms were an evolutionary trade-off caused by another body part becoming ever larger and taking up resources — the skull.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Cocoa exporters should ship more butter, liquor, and powder rather than raw beans, while Kenyan tea and Ethiopian or Ugandan coffee should leave the continent branded and semi-processed rather than as bulk commodities.—
W. Gyude Moore,
semafor.com,
25 May 2026
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Spoonemore recommends starting with easy, rewarding crops like tomatoes, basil, zinnias, lettuce, and beans.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
25 May 2026
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Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Amidst the drunk, half-naked and lascivious troupe, Father Vincent O’Keeffe, in his dark black suit and pasty bald pate, strikes an incongruous figure.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Mar. 2026
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The salmon-pink opera house with a dome the colour of Brazil’s flag was built in 1896, when that city in the middle of the jungle became one of the richest on the planet during the rubber boom.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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As drivers waved signs and chanted with the gold dome of the Massachusetts State House providing a backdrop, labor leaders described the victory as the largest private-sector organizing win since Ford autoworkers unionized in 1941.—
Leah Willingham,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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Despite getting demoted from protagonist to fatality victim, Tan hints that he might not be done with Mortal Kombat — even if Cole and his now-two-dimensional noggin are.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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Justin Brazeau skated over to the Penguins captain and rubbed the back of his noggin for good measure.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Melon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melon. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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