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cosmetic

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


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I’m more interested in a company sitting directly at the intersection of aging, GLP-1 weight loss and cosmetic restoration — and I’m already accumulating shares.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

Eyelid lifts were one of the top five cosmetic surgeries last year; if you hang out in a certain corner of Instagram, you might not be able to escape the term bleph, short for blepharoplasty.

From Slate Sep. 2, 2026

Like counts would be hidden by default and cosmetic surgery filters barred.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

He came to Longhua to pray for success in his job managing a livestream selling cosmetic products online.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Her lips were darker than her skin, wine-stained, blueberry-dyed, so her face had a cosmetic look—as though she had applied a very dark lipstick neatly and blotted away its shine on a scrap of newspaper.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

So are exporters of artwork, wool, cosmetics, flowers and hundreds of other goods that depend on the U.S. market.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

The cosmetics and fragrances retailer said Thursday it now forecasts earnings per share of $28.70 to $29 for the year, up from $28.36 to $28.80 previously.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

She launched the Dolly Beauty cosmetics line in 2025 and she opened Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop in June this year.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Separately, the EBU revealed that Israeli cosmetics company Moroccan Oil had ended its sponsorship of Eurovision after six years.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

They put cells in culture dishes and expose them to radiation, drugs, cosmetics, viruses, household chemicals, and biological weapons, and then study their responses.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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