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Recent Examples of tongue
Vivienne appeared to be having fun with her friend, as she was pictured laughing and sticking her tongue out.
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Effie Orfanides, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Such a device could perhaps stimulate different parts of the tongue to, say, determine if the brain was processing sensory signals properly.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
This type originates from the flat, squamous cells lining the tongue’s surface.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The team even placed small objects in the unconscious animal's mouths, which tongue pulling dislodged.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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Effie Orfanides, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
Such a device could perhaps stimulate different parts of the tongue to, say, determine if the brain was processing sensory signals properly.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Feb. 2025
This type originates from the flat, squamous cells lining the tongue’s surface.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The team even placed small objects in the unconscious animal's mouths, which tongue pulling dislodged.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue
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Not to be confused with the dual language program for English learners (EL), Ambroiggio said approximately 7,000 students whose first language is other than English are in a program to develop their English skills to a level with their peers.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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But, Offit said, Makary’s language has damaged public trust in health institutions, including the one he’s been picked to lead.—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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In these and the more recent scores at MIT, the semiotic vocabulary of the Lakȟóta shape kit functions as abstract notations for musicians and performers to interpret.—
Christopher T. Green,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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My mom is an avid (and award-winning) quilter, so quilting terms have always been part of my vocabulary.—
Sam Corbin,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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That potential exists even moreso in soccer than in most other North American pro sports, given the limitless potential for mixing of languages, accents and even disparity of meanings based on dialect.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Madison, who won the Oscar for Best Actress, learned Russian, worked with a dialect coach to master the Brooklyn accent, shadowed real dancers, and even installed a pole in her living room for the role.—
Kalia Richardson,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2025
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While often used sarcastically to mock true believers, the idiom reflects Italy’s enduring ambiguity toward Fascism, even 80 years after its fall.—
Mattia Ferraresi,
airmail.news,
1 Feb. 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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“Tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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