as in scent
a sweet or pleasant smell the balm of the restaurant's backyard garden enhances the aura of romance

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Recent Examples of balm The texture is way more gel-like in the jar than most balms. Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025 Without stripping the skin of its natural barrier, the balm melts into an oil from the skin’s heat and later becomes delightfully milky when introduced to water. Rosa Jisoo Pyo, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025 The kit includes a daily cleanser, makeup cleansing balm, hydrating booster drops, and face and eye cream. Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 17 Apr. 2025 Aloes were calming balms in ancient times, and that is still the case today. The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balm
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Noun
  • My nightly shower regimen has turned into an everything shower, complete with subtle sea salt scents, scrubs, and body washes infused with nourishing and replenishing ingredients.
    Jessica Fields, Essence, 8 May 2025
  • Lysol's Lavender & Cotton Blossom fragrance is available in a suite of Lysol products to disinfect or clean every room in the home, killing 99.9% of germs while leaving behind a refreshing scent!
    Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • Included in the launch are the Sublime Large Gift Set ($159), which comes with a full, mini and travel-size fragrance, and the Sublime Small Gift Set ($45) featuring a miniature and travel bottle.
    Michelle Lee, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • His transformative journey into perfumery began unexpectedly during a visit to France, where a chance encounter ignited his enduring passion for fragrances.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 7 May 2025
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  • Active Time: 15 mins Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Servings: 12 Bring the fruity aroma and deeply comforting flavors of a classic banana bread to a new dessert, banana bread brownies.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
  • But Diaspora’s farm partner spent 15 years finding a way to grow cardamom in Kerala without pesticides while still maintaining maximum aroma and flavor.
    Mehrunnisa Wani, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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  • In the first quarter, sales in the perfume and beauty category were down half a point to 129 million euros, while sales in the home and jewelry category were up 6.1 percent to 256 million euros.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
  • One such secret addresses the age-old issue of making your perfume last.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 May 2025

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“Balm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balm. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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