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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

Honey, cosmetic and other exporters now face 50% levies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

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

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

My plan, I told him, was simply to effect essentially cosmetic changes in order to make the ANC more intelligible — and more palatable — to our allies.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Israeli settlements mainly export agricultural products, as well as wine, Dead Sea cosmetics and industrial products.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

The list also reaches into the everyday commerce that binds the two economies, including cheese, seafood and cosmetics.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

But some states will feel the pain of Canada's retaliation more than others, with tariffs levied on C$28bn worth of US goods from steel to furniture, cosmetics and toilet paper, as of 8 September.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

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

Ainsley’s at the mirrors, touching up her makeup—packing her arsenal of cosmetics into a designer tote bag.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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