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contour

[kon-toor] / ˈkɒn tʊər /


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During that time, people from every corner of the world online seemed to take every opportunity to scrutinize every contour of her frail frame.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

Yes, the contour palette is back, though Patrick says “no-makeup makeup” is still very much here.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 8, 2025

Sometimes they are used to contour or shape the nose or lips.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

Sometimes, Goode included a contour drawing of the bottle behind it on the canvas, suggesting that one is the projection of the other.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2025

A majority of art is initially conceived in terms of contour line.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Which may well be why so many musical instruments so often mirror the curves, contours and parts of the human body.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

For the new research, the team built a collection of silly sprinklers with different contours.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

The contours of Pride appear in my mind whenever I’m watching a movie that I feel speaks to my own uniquely homosexual sensibilities, which frequently change.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

To define the contours of that right, courts will look to history and tradition, just as Justice Samuel Alito did in Dobbs.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

Idly looking beyond the fire, he resettled the scattered rocks from their fiat shadows into daylight contours.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Baidoo suggests a more supportive flip-flop, such as a FitFlop, which is sturdier and contoured - a world away from the flat and thin flip-flops that have been cut from a big sheet of foam.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

A towering performance that is also impressively contoured, Lithgow’s portrayal of dyspeptic British author Roald Dahl infuses Mark Rosenblatt’s drama with chilling mystery.

From Los Angeles Times May 5, 2026

Boone’s design, patented in 1892, was narrow and curved, rather than wide and flat, allowing garments to be slipped over the board, and making it far easier to iron sleeves and contoured bodices.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

The quoted language is aimed at the Supreme Court’s requirement that restrictions on speech to protect judicial proceedings be contoured no more broadly than required to meet the threat.

From Slate Oct. 17, 2023

As the first-stage fuel tanks emptied, the G forces increased and pushed us back into our contoured seats at five times our normal weight.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

Selfies were becoming more prevalent as social media grew, and standards of beauty hewed close to celebrity Kim Kardashian’s looks, especially in regards to eye makeup and products used for face contouring.

From MarketWatch Feb. 7, 2026

There are several kinds of procedures to remove loose skin, collectively known as body contouring, but they are rarely available on the NHS and only if patients meet specific criteria.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2025

Da’Vine Joy Randolph has been another red-carpet favorite with body contouring dresses.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2024

The procedure became one of the most popular options in the body contouring industry.

From New York Times Apr. 16, 2023

Now she brought out fake eyelashes, green shadow, black liner, base, contouring brushes, eyebrow pencil, coral gloss.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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