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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

On the maps, waterfalls are the blue lines going through brown contour lines drawn closely together, thereby indicating a steep incline or cliff.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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