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gloss

[glos, glaws] / glɒs, glɔs /






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John McGinn's late double put the gloss on a dominant performance that was too much for Forest to match, or even cope with.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Bratz dolls, all lip gloss and heavy lids, were suddenly cooler than Barbie, who looked conservative by comparison.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Ozon gives it all a fascinatingly detached gloss so that our curiosity is well-tapped.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

That also has unsettling contextual implications that the writers can’t gloss over.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

“S’okay,” she said, pulling out a tube of lip gloss from the side pocket of her backpack and reapplying it.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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