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Recent Examples of buttery
Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The buttery, full-coverage formula melts right into skin, instantly neutralizing shadows without feeling heavy or cakey.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025
Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Mild and buttery with faintly mushroomy and cabbagey notes, this one is easy to love.
—Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
However, the flaky, buttery croissants — traditional, chocolate, almond and ham-and-cheese — are the bestsellers that receive raves every morning.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The buttery, full-coverage formula melts right into skin, instantly neutralizing shadows without feeling heavy or cakey.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
It’s topped with tender diced apples, a drizzle of buttery caramel sauce and a streusel crumble that delivers all the comfort of homemade apple pie.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Mild and buttery with faintly mushroomy and cabbagey notes, this one is easy to love.
—Emily Monaco With Kat Craddock, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buttery
Adjective
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Much of what is imported is lean beef trimmings that meatpackers mix with fattier beef produced in the United States to produce the varieties of ground beef that domestic consumers want, so any change in imports would affect primarily hamburger.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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If your goal is to get the most omega-3s, choose fattier fish, like salmon.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When Leonora slumps against tins of asparagus tips and white peaches in her larder, the moment of collapse is close to unbearable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Squirrels race around adding to their larders, but the chipmunks are nowhere to be seen yet.—
Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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How To Get Rid Of Grease Stains For really oily, greasy stains, start by coating them with a layer of cornstarch or baking soda to soak up some of the grease.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some milky toners even pull double duty as a moisturizer replacement, which is perfect for those who live in humid climates or anyone with naturally oilier skin.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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According to Kate Jenkins, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Foodbank, its partner food pantries across the state saw increases of 10% to 20% in the number of people needing food.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Van Orden's visit to the Salvation Army center comes after Democrats last week visited food pantries in Madison and Milwaukee to raise awareness of how the shutdown and to paint Republicans as at fault.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Wispy ’90s bangs are notoriously finicky—they’re so lightweight that the slightest brush against your forehead can leave them greasy and flat.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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The silky, lightweight formula melts right in and leaves behind a natural, glowy tint that evens things out without feeling heavy or greasy.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The world outside me was big and rich with far more important and grave matters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Advertisement Mamdani’s political success is largely credited to a media-savvy campaign that centered affordability in one of the world’s most expensive cities, with Mamdani vowing to levy New York’s ultra-rich to pay for childcare, transportation, and even grocery stores.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Remove from heat and skim fat from top; discard fat.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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According to the user, the steak was a petite sirloin—a lean cut from the sirloin region of the beef, typically lower fat than rib-eye or strip and offering good flavor when cooked correctly.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Buttery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buttery. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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