attractiveness

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Recent Examples of attractiveness The European Commission said the preloading of Gemini onto Android devices reduced the attractiveness of rival third-party models for the 60% of EU adults who use Android. Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 July 2026 As popularized by streamer Clavicular, the movement approaches attractiveness like an engineering problem. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 Kennedy’s account went viral the following year thanks to a clip that questioned the attractiveness of Henry the VIII’s fourth wife Anne Cleves and has more than 3 million views on TikTok. Shannon Carlin, Time, 14 July 2026 Owners can enhance their business's attractiveness by packaging existing services into ongoing agreements, transforming it into a more predictable and transferable asset for sale. Melissa Houston, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 The body-hugging jean aligns with the viral phenomenon centered on maximizing physical attractiveness through deliberate changes to appearance, grooming, fitness, style and medical procedures. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 By the time of The Social Reckoning, a website that was once used to rate the attractiveness of women has gone on to disrupt global politics on a frightening scale. Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 Ryan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson’s satirical body horror saga about the production of a drug that increases physical attractiveness with deadly consequences takes place in the rarified worlds of high fashion in a world that’s somehow even more image obsessed than our own. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 June 2026 Even seemingly benign alterations for aesthetic reasons are prohibited, such as removing the photojournalist’s own shadow or evidence of their camera equipment, removing an unsightly wire or fencepost, or airbrushing someone’s facial features to increase attractiveness. Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for attractiveness
Noun
  • The verdict is still subject to post-trial motions and possible appeals.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Plastic appeals to cats because of its texture, sound and smell.
    Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • The tiniest of details, the love of beauty and connection in the human world.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Meanwhile, an emerging beauty crossover — whereby eyewear forms a part of daily rituals — opens new avenues for growth.
    Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 July 2026
Noun
  • The amenities at Coligny Beach Park are one of the main reasons why this particular beach is so popular (beyond its natural charm, of course).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • Part of his charm here included playing the stalwart father figure to two terrified kids — someone a child could trust to stick around and keep watch all night when the dinosaurs came chomping.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • The problem is that Thiel’s Antichrist looks, with extraordinary precision, exactly like the people who want to regulate Peter Thiel.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • Kylie Kelce’s latest vacation outfit is a reminder that some of the best summer looks are also the most basic.
    Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • Located near Inverness, Cabot Highlands offers 36 holes, lodging, and access to other golf courses and Highland attractions like Loch Ness.
    Zach Schenfisch, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The main attraction here is the Old Lincoln County Courthouse, where Kid made his last daring escape from jail and killed two deputies in the process.
    Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026
Noun
  • But they're all connected by a love for adventure and a fascination with science—they're here to enjoy Lindblad's iconic education component that frequently sets the company apart from other expedition cruise lines.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • Hollywood’s fascination with YouTube creators is going to the next level.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • That’s the seductiveness of the Reflecting Pool.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026
  • Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 23 May 2026

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