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Recent Examples of tongue
This come-worthy vibe is giving all the oral, none of the tongue.
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
Extra spicy In the United States, many people seek out spicy ramen, but that’s not necessarily the case in Japan, according to Osaka, where ramen wasn’t meant to bind to your tongue and set off pain receptors in your brain.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
In the clip, which multiple outlets posted on TikTok, two dogs wander around an enclosure and pant with their tongues out.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Once the bride finally accepted, guests rejoiced by loudly clicking their tongues in celebration.
—Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
Extra spicy In the United States, many people seek out spicy ramen, but that’s not necessarily the case in Japan, according to Osaka, where ramen wasn’t meant to bind to your tongue and set off pain receptors in your brain.
—Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
In the clip, which multiple outlets posted on TikTok, two dogs wander around an enclosure and pant with their tongues out.
—Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Once the bride finally accepted, guests rejoiced by loudly clicking their tongues in celebration.
—Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tongue
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The platform launches with a slate spanning 12+ languages and 10+ genres, featuring everything from video-on-demand content to free gaming, radio streaming, and 65 live channels.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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The language barrier has always been the catalyst for most problems when working with someone who speaks a foreign language.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Regrettably, the catchy moniker has slinked into our vocabulary, and we are seemingly stuck with it.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The reports began introducing the rhetoric of climate change straight into the heart of the far right’s vocabulary.Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
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This brings the show to 58 categories, and songs will only be considered if their lyrics are at least 60% written in Spanish, Portuguese or a native regional dialect.Kaitlyn Schwanemann, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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His father worked as a sports journalist and his mother as a dialect coach.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Working across styles and idioms including classical, jazz, pop, R&B, and film scoring—and breaking ground for African American achievement in the entertainment industries—Jones has garnered the highest levels of critical and commercial acclaim.Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The New York alto saxophonist, composer, vocalist and bandleader makes her Bay Area debut this weekend with a series of gigs, introducing a beguiling body of tunes shaped by her Chinese American heritage and deep engagement with various jazz, folk and pop idioms.Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tongue. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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