lip-synch, "Milli Vanilli of fireworks"

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Was it "the patriotic thing to do" or the "Milli Vanilli of fireworks"?

Should PBS Have Shown Old Fireworks Footage In Its July 4th Show?

One commenter called it "the Milli Vanilli of fireworks"; another stated,…

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The Dark Story Behind the Death of Milli Vanilli's Rob Pilatus ...

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In the aftermath of Milli Vanilli's lip-synching scandal, in 1990, front men Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan went from international superstars to being known ...

lip-sync 

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪpsɪŋk/ 

(also lip-synch)

VERB

[NO OBJECT]

(Of an actor or singer) move the lips silently in synchronization with a pre-recordedsoundtrack:they lip-synched toBohemian Rhapsody[WITH OBJECT]: he looked into the camera and lip-synched the lyrics to ‘I’ve Got a Love’