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lip

noun as in edge, brink

noun as in insolence

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It began after Sydney Clements, a medical student at Indiana University, said the beauty brand Revlon hadn’t fulfilled its promise to replace a lip oil she lost while line dancing.

Even if this England team was going well, I'd be licking my lips at the prospect of bowling to them, knowing one mistake could bring three or four.

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Taking to social media in a coordinated movement with Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, she asked followers to take a black and white photo holding their finger to their lips with the hashtag BreakTheSilence.

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He has also inked sharks — a symbol of Pomona 12th Street — across his hand and collarbone and the words “Fins Up” on his lips.

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She’s adopted a motherly expression—stern eyes, tight lips, and a disapproving frown.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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