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Recent Examples of nib
The Best of Beauty Award winner is practically a toolbox for your arches, including a mini toothbrush for fluffing, a slanted nib for defining, long and short spoolies for taming, and a tiny spatula for at-home lifting and laminating (if that’s your jam).
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Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 11 June 2024
Low lighting protects the turtles, and the menu offers only seasonal choices, including gluten-free breadfruit pancakes that promise to be the next Manhattan superfood craze, with chocolate nib tapenade as a sweet treat.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
The company’s signature bitter drinking chocolate, a rich and dense concoction served in an espresso-size cup, is made with freshly ground cacao nibs, lightly sweetened and finished with oat milk.
—Caitie Kelly Gisela Williams Julekha Dash Catherine Hong Devorah Lev-Tov, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
This is cocoa nib ice cream on sugar cookies, dipped in milk or dark chocolate with cocoa nibs sprinkled on top.
—Sarah Murphy, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
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Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 11 June 2024
Low lighting protects the turtles, and the menu offers only seasonal choices, including gluten-free breadfruit pancakes that promise to be the next Manhattan superfood craze, with chocolate nib tapenade as a sweet treat.
—Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
The company’s signature bitter drinking chocolate, a rich and dense concoction served in an espresso-size cup, is made with freshly ground cacao nibs, lightly sweetened and finished with oat milk.
—Caitie Kelly Gisela Williams Julekha Dash Catherine Hong Devorah Lev-Tov, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
This is cocoa nib ice cream on sugar cookies, dipped in milk or dark chocolate with cocoa nibs sprinkled on top.
—Sarah Murphy, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nib
Noun
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But sarcasm can also derail a conversation and leave a bad taste in people’s mouths.—
Anne Sugar,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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This is a man who once watched one of his fake teeth fly out of his mouth during a team meeting, bent down, picked it up and kept talking.—
Zak Keefer,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Acuña says that Cal Fire provides tips for home- and landowners looking to fire-proof their property through landscaping and creating defensible space.—
Hannah Singleton,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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Here are 8 tips to get started Jan. 20, 2025 Science & Medicine RFK Jr. wants to improve Americans’ health.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Bald Eagle Feared Injured Turns Out to Be Healthy, Just 'Too Fat to Fly' After Big Meal Known for its white head, yellow beak and brown body, the bald eagle is unique to North America.—
Shyla Watson,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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With its distinctive brown body, white head and yellow beak, the bald eagle grasps an olive branch and arrows in its talons on the seal, which is used on official documents, military uniform buttons and every U.S. passport.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA TODAY,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Rams Hernández: Is this the end for Cooper Kupp with Rams?—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The pump station was also at the end of its useful life and experienced corrosion due to water on the pump station walls, officials said.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The blurry black and white video shows no muzzle flash and had no sound when it was recorded.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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The vehicle was in the area of St. Anthony Avenue and Western Street when the officer saw several muzzle flashes and the rear window of the suspect’s vehicle shattered.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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If that moment, following a victory over the Green Bay Packers, was the apex of his season, Monday night’s performance was the bottom.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Mark King, reached the apex of their popularity with this album, which was a commercial smash in their native country.—
David Chiu,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Ant throwdowns involve the use of their sharp mandibles, and can even leave a bad taste in their mouths, literally.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Jan. 2025
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Fitzjames’ mandible is also one of the bones exhibiting multiple cut marks.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
30 Sep. 2024
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The nose has vanilla, caramel, and oak aromas with hints of cinnamon.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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By Sam Reed Ivanka's decision to invoke the rags-to-riches symbolism is a bit on the nose, in my opinion.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Nib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nib. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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