as in decorative
serving to add beauty
changes in the original design of the building were purely cosmetic
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Recent Examples of cosmetic
Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Keaton also candidly shared her outlook on cosmetic enhancements.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
The company is currently looking for a partner to dive deeper into the category with cosmetics.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The settings implemented default privacy protections and content limits for many of Instagram’s teen users, restricting posts related to violence, cosmetic procedures or self-harm.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Keaton also candidly shared her outlook on cosmetic enhancements.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
That allowed Sarian to launch the podcast Murder, Mystery & Makeup, which pairs true crime cases with cosmetics tutorials.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
The company is currently looking for a partner to dive deeper into the category with cosmetics.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cosmetic
Adjective
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No cookie-cutter hotel rooms here—you’ll find artful decorative touches and luxury bedding that beg for a lazy morning.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Somewhere between modern and antique, ornate and modest, decorative and practical is this botanical print and stem green earthenware from Anthropologie.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These days, giftees can find everything from chocolate and wine to makeup and jewelry inside.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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But Tilly can’t put makeup on me and do special effects and create something.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This is why gatherings like the Design Table—and the larger framework of ESSENCE Community Compass—are essential, not ornamental.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Nov. 2025
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Indiana has rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but the ornamental plant trade, globalization and development have introduced new threats to these ecosystems.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The pigment could soon find applications in cosmetics, such as natural sunscreens, as well as in photoelectronic devices, thermal coatings, color-changing paints, and environmental sensors.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Spanish center Aday Mara, standing at 7-foot-3, left UCLA to pair with Lendeborg in the paint, and dimer Elliot Cadeau comes in from UNC.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But there was something about the coloring of Matthau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The researcher added that Satureja had normal brown fur at birth, but her coloring changed in the years since.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Cosmetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmetic. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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