gloss
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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
The light on Mag is framed like a melodramatic diva’s spotlight, and the close-ups of Delano’s electric purple lip gloss and severe makeup heighten the sequence’s sense of surrealism.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
Her lips were coated in a complementary coral gloss, and a bit of the color had strayed beyond the borders.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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"Macbeth": Act 1 Scene 7
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