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cosmetic

[koz-met-ik] / kɒzˈmɛt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
beautifying; relating to appearance
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
disfiguring


Example Sentences

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The jet only required cosmetic touch-ups and the carrier hasn’t filed a claim, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sodipo, who joined Plaid in October, previously served as finance chief at Glossier, the cosmetics company, and before that held senior roles at fintech company Stripe.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Some of those fixed dramatic horizontal lines do become worse because people are literally spending hours on their phone and looking down,” said Dr. Melanie Palm, a cosmetic dermatologist based in Solana Beach, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Italian Competition Authority said it is investigating beauty brands Sephora and Benefit Cosmetics over potential rule breaches related to the premature use of adult cosmetics by children and adolescents.

From The Wall Street Journal

The project began when Manasi Desai, an undergraduate student interested in cosmetic chemistry, approached her research advisor Joshua Lawrence in search of a project.

From Science Daily