as in makeup
preparations intended to beautify the face
when I was young, I loved to watch Mom put on her war paint before a fancy evening out
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Recent Examples of war paint
Upon applying war paint-like ash to her face, Teonna fills a pillow case with a literal stack of bibles.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2023
This is my war paint.
—Kelly Boutsalis, refinery29.com, 22 June 2021
My father used to call it war paint.
—Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2021
Military news stories throughout the Iraq war paint a similarly sanguine picture.
—Andrew Shaver, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2015
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Jan. 2023
This is my war paint.
—Kelly Boutsalis, refinery29.com, 22 June 2021
My father used to call it war paint.
—Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2021
Military news stories throughout the Iraq war paint a similarly sanguine picture.
—Andrew Shaver, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for war paint
Noun
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Researchers used census data to analyze the sociodemographic makeup of the communities near feeding operations.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Touch in Sol’s fan-favorite primer smooths skin with a lightweight, velvety finish that blurs the appearance of pores and grips onto makeup in place all day.—
Sarah Han,
Allure,
9 Oct. 2025
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Sarr sat at rock bottom among bigs in points per shot attempt, ranking in the sixth percentile, largely because of his high volume of 3-point attempts and low percentage of makes but also because of his inefficiencies within the paint.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Her discovery, her self-creation, her passion, and emergence as an artist felt braided with what had originally fascinated me about paint-making.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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“War paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/war%20paint. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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