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Recent Examples of humble pie
The city is also a pilgrimage site for pizza lovers, who will find everything from old-school joints that only sling margherita and marinara pizzas to next-gen pizzerias that elevate the humble pie to gourmet heights.
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
District Attorney [Alvin] Bragg and the prosecutorial team here, while eating a slice of humble pie, are displaying the highest level of integrity in moving to dismiss the charges.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
But to be clear: This moment is not about me (my favorite food is humble pie).
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
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Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024
Now, the humble pie has gone haute, with pizzaiolos turning the kids party staple into the core of fine dining-esque tasting menus.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2024
District Attorney [Alvin] Bragg and the prosecutorial team here, while eating a slice of humble pie, are displaying the highest level of integrity in moving to dismiss the charges.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
But to be clear: This moment is not about me (my favorite food is humble pie).
—Zach Przystup, Baltimore Sun, 1 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for humble pie
Noun
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The top women’s players all avoided further upsets, after four of the five highest seeds went out over the first three days.—
Mattias Karen,
Baltimore Sun,
3 July 2025
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Led by 16 points and 12 rebounds from veteran forward Natasha Howard, the Fever delivered one of the more surprising upsets of the season.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
2 July 2025
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In the short term, the position of a satellite's orbit will remain unchanged on this reference map without any perturbation.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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Massively parallel genetic perturbation suggests the energetic structure of an amyloid-β transition state.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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Much to the chagrin of Royals manager Matt Quatraro and a crowd of 24,620 booing fans that attended Saturday’s game at Kauffman Stadium.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2025
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But soon the department stopped mentioning the release, much to the chagrin of supporters who inundated the DOJ and FBI’s social media with demands for new information.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
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Brown said a bite from a lone star tick can trigger an allergic reaction, with symptoms including hives, gastrointestinal distress and potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Tiffany had shown no indication of being depressed or in emotional distress.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Other countries were still expressing unease, however.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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But progress on this front has been slow, most likely due to China’s increasing unease with Iranian foreign policy and doubts about its long-term stability.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
22 June 2025
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Finally, as is the case with many other conditions, doctors routinely dismiss women’s symptoms and discomfort.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
7 July 2025
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This reaction is triggered by the mosquito's saliva, which causes our immune system to release histamine, and usually manifests as inflammation, itching, discomfort, and visible red bumps.—
Sarah Y. Wu,
Glamour,
7 July 2025
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Bayern forward Harry Kane was on his knees, checking on Musiala’s well-being, as was captain Joshua Kimmich, who took one look at his young team-mate’s left leg and turned away in apparent dismay.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
6 July 2025
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The legislation also has a large-scale rollback of clean-energy initiatives, to the dismay of everyone from climate activists to Elon Musk.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
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During that time, Lexie was also treated for vomiting, fever and agitation by the hospital's emergency department, according to the writ.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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His songs channeled the angst and agitation of youth into frenetic mini-anthems that musically reflected the on-shuffle mentality of the 21st century.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
21 June 2025
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“Humble pie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humble%20pie. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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