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I have tenderness, of course, for the loaf of my childhood — the one bound with Italian breadcrumbs and glossed with ketchup, unapologetically tomato-forward, studded with green pepper.
From Salon
As brands sell children eyeshadow, lip gloss and skincare, parents face a dilemma: How young is too young to expose children to beauty?
He prefigured today’s globalized music economy long before it had language for itself, though his influence has often been oddly glossed over.
From Los Angeles Times
She put on lip gloss midway, popped a breath mint, offered me one too.
From Los Angeles Times
Somehow, he could gloss over the whole appearing/disappearing part of the story, just as he’d glossed over it when Katherine was telling about the vanishing man in Mr. Reardon’s office.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.