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as in to varnish
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as in to paint
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Recent Examples of gild
The first impression is a riot of glass, crystal, cast bronze gilded in 18K gold, inlays of semiprecious stone, and 122 brilliantly cut white diamonds.
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New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2025
Located on Esplanade Park, just south of the main shopping district, the hotel leans into Gustavian design with its classical crown moldings, pastel color palette, and gilded lighting.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2025
Giant gilded medallion doors led into the soaring atrium of the building, fully decked out with bronze accents.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
The visage on the right, also gilded above the midline and black below, greets us with notable features, potentially alluding to evolution.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2025
Located on Esplanade Park, just south of the main shopping district, the hotel leans into Gustavian design with its classical crown moldings, pastel color palette, and gilded lighting.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Sep. 2025
Giant gilded medallion doors led into the soaring atrium of the building, fully decked out with bronze accents.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
The visage on the right, also gilded above the midline and black below, greets us with notable features, potentially alluding to evolution.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gild
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The coarsest grades of steel wool can strip paint or varnish and remove rust from surfaces.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2025
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In Pasto, a community gathers around varnishing — from old trade networks between harvesters, carpenters, and varnishers to fairs where artisans demonstrate their craft.—
Gabriela Molina Riascos,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Free Press, which Paramount bought for about $150 million, paints itself as a voice of the center but draws its energy from the bitter US culture wars.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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In the book, she's portrayed as someone suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and on anxiety medication, both of which are used to discredit her and paint her as unwell.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Mayorga combined the rhythms of the San Juanito - traditional Andean music - with rural Colombian cumbia, which arrived in Ecuador via the record industry, already processed and whitewashed.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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Burr’s comments come amid backlash from fellow comedians and human rights groups who see the festival as a PR effort by the Saudi government to whitewash its record.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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There are classic dresses embroidered with bright raffia flowers.—
Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
14 Oct. 2025
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One of the shots shared by the singer included a close-up of her lace halter neck gown, which features a heart embroidered with the pair's initials.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the low light, rocky walls loom, wreathed in fog from the hot water.—
Brienne Walsh,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Air Traffic Control had cleared both planes, despite the airport being wreathed in fog.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2023
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In the end, Kate convinces the prime minister to bury both the sub and the Poseidon in concrete on the ocean floor, instead of it getting taken away.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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To detect these elusive particles, scientists are working to build enormous instruments (neutrino observatories) in the quietest environments possible, such as deep underwater or buried in ice.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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It’s woven with a 100-percent wool material with durable seamed edges and fringe on each end.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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Studded and fringed suede jackets at Etro and oversize leather bombers at Versace.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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And Mac Jones is out in San Francisco, reminding everyone what confidence and a great teacher can look like together, when they’re not smothered by dysfunction.—
Dianna Russini,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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On the table next to Captain Purdie’s bunk is what looks like a copper coin, a fringe of glutinous seaweed smothering it to the surface of the wood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Gild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gild. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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