cosmetic
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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 • Mar. 31, 2026
They also produced dark or metallic finishes, limiting the range of cosmetic options.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
"Meanwhile, various cosmetic products, which are renowned for their quality and affordable prices, can be imported from the DPRK," he added, using the initials of the North's official name.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
He was steadfast that all he was doing was helping, that the objections were cosmetic, and overblown.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
I have been trying to interpret them as genuine weekends, as if, after spending the weekdays on futile and largely cosmetic labor, I had decided to volunteer to do something useful for a change.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Vocabulary lists containing cosmetic
Elements of the Universe: Cosm, Cosmo ("Universe")
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