face paint

noun

: colorful makeup for drawing pictures on children's faces

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Concerns remain over exactly how accurate the systems can be, especially when ballcaps and face paint enter the picture, as well as whether fans deserve the ability to opt-out and still see their favorite teams play—or if workers want to opt-out and still keep their jobs at the stadium. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2025 Tay was pictured behind his family with green face paint, while their daughter Ellie went as Cindy Lou Who, wearing a black-and-white gingham dress with a fuzzy red cape, a red headband adorned with a white teacup, and red knee-high socks with white ruffles at the bottom. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025 Elsewhere, Neytiri still dons her ceremonial mourning face paint, while Jake has become overly protective of his family and ignores his own grief. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025 While some have reported being allowed into their local locations in full paint and costumes, official policy dictates that those moviegoers may have gotten lucky; therefore, as a blanket rule, face paint should be avoided. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for face paint

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“Face paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/face%20paint. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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