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contour

[kon-toor] / ˈkɒn tʊər /


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Yes, the contour palette is back, though Patrick says “no-makeup makeup” is still very much here.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

Sometimes they are used to contour or shape the nose or lips.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

Yeah, the Chinese government is definitely mining my data, but so is Mark Zuckerberg, and Zuckerberg’s Facebook never gave me the perfect step-by-step tutorial of how to contour my face for a truly flawless finish.

From Slate Jan. 16, 2025

If this occurs on a person’s face, it may rarely produce a smooth, attractive-appearing facial contour known as lepra bonita, or “pretty leprosy.”

From Salon Mar. 21, 2024

Between the curtain of trees at every side, the ever-receding contour of rising slope before you, and your own plodding weariness, you gradually lose track of how far you have come.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

For the new research, the team built a collection of silly sprinklers with different contours.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

The problems that could have been anticipated two years ago are now arriving in real time: data center backlash, energy strain, some workforce dislocation, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the early contours of biosecurity risk.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

To define the contours of that right, courts will look to history and tradition, just as Justice Samuel Alito did in Dobbs.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Yet its broad contours remained unclear more than a day after the deal was announced, as each side offered conflicting public messaging about what had been agreed.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

As the interview continued, there emerged all the contours of the battle, the idea that Reggie’s the victim of zealous prosecutors, a veritable witch hunt.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Baidoo suggests a more supportive flip-flop, such as a FitFlop, which is sturdier and contoured - a world away from the flat and thin flip-flops that have been cut from a big sheet of foam.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

A towering performance that is also impressively contoured, Lithgow’s portrayal of dyspeptic British author Roald Dahl infuses Mark Rosenblatt’s drama with chilling mystery.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

Boone’s design, patented in 1892, was narrow and curved, rather than wide and flat, allowing garments to be slipped over the board, and making it far easier to iron sleeves and contoured bodices.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

The quoted language is aimed at the Supreme Court’s requirement that restrictions on speech to protect judicial proceedings be contoured no more broadly than required to meet the threat.

From Slate Oct. 17, 2023

As the first-stage fuel tanks emptied, the G forces increased and pushed us back into our contoured seats at five times our normal weight.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

Selfies were becoming more prevalent as social media grew, and standards of beauty hewed close to celebrity Kim Kardashian’s looks, especially in regards to eye makeup and products used for face contouring.

From MarketWatch Feb. 7, 2026

Silicone butt injections continue to grow in popularity in the U.S. despite the fact that the Food and Drug Administration warns that injectable silicone for body contouring is not FDA-approved and comes with serious dangers.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2025

Some hail it as the future of non-invasive contouring, but others condemn it as dystopian, and say the company is making women feel more insecure.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2025

The procedure became one of the most popular options in the body contouring industry.

From New York Times Apr. 16, 2023

Now she brought out fake eyelashes, green shadow, black liner, base, contouring brushes, eyebrow pencil, coral gloss.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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