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Recent Examples of balm
What started as a way back into the kitchen is now part of my repertoire — not quite a remedy, but a necessary balm.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 12 June 2025
If your skin leans really dry, go with a balm, like this one, which is even more nourishing than your average cream or lotion.
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 12 June 2025
And tucked in one aisle, a collection of lotions and balms that wouldn’t look out of place in a high-end apothecary — but come from nearby farms.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
With an interior slip pocket and a zip pocket, there’s a surprising amount of places to safely keep your on-the-go must-haves, including lip balm and lipstick, gum, and hand sanitizer.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 12 June 2025
If your skin leans really dry, go with a balm, like this one, which is even more nourishing than your average cream or lotion.
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 12 June 2025
And tucked in one aisle, a collection of lotions and balms that wouldn’t look out of place in a high-end apothecary — but come from nearby farms.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
With an interior slip pocket and a zip pocket, there’s a surprising amount of places to safely keep your on-the-go must-haves, including lip balm and lipstick, gum, and hand sanitizer.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balm
Noun
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After a shower at the gym, this is my favorite scent to put on.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
26 June 2025
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Natural vapors coming from trees, like the monoterpenes that give pine trees their scent, produce aerosols and thus low-lying clouds that hover above forests.—
Max G. Levy,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 June 2025
Noun
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Scent marketing involves strategically placing fragrances at key touchpoints to influence consumer behavior, boost satisfaction and increase sales.—
Tamara Bebb,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Analyst Steve Powers upgraded shares of the fragrance and personal care products stock to buy from hold.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Fine, elegant bubbles carry lifted aromas of raspberry, red apple skin, and rose petal.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The smell of something simmering on the stove—garlic, ginger, soy, or even the aroma of roasted chicken or vegetables.—
Miranda Crowell,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 June 2025
Noun
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It’s often used in manufacturing to make perfumes, dyes, and cosmetics.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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Phthalates, which are found in consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys, may have contributed to more than 13% of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 among men and women ages 55 through 64, according to an April study.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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“Balm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balm. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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