as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the school accepts only the cream of the world's young violinists
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1
as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant
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as in to whip
to defeat by a large margin
the novice player was creamed in her first tennis tournament
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Recent Examples of cream
Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 24 July 2025
Both creams contain a special sauce that really does transform and nourish skin quickly.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 24 July 2025
Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
In a second bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to cream together softened salted butter and equal parts white sugar and light brown sugar.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
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Noun
This Healthy Beauty Award winner gets rid of residue from curl cream, dry shampoo, hairspray, and other styling heavy hitters using sea salt.
—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 24 July 2025
Both creams contain a special sauce that really does transform and nourish skin quickly.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 24 July 2025
Verb
They are also topped with the apple pie filling, walnut streusel and vanilla chantilly cream.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
In a second bowl, use a hand or stand mixer to cream together softened salted butter and equal parts white sugar and light brown sugar.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cream
Noun
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise quarterback is coming off the best year of his career, which began with a life-changing contract, continued with the birth of his first daughter and wrapped with personal bests of a 10-7 record, 4,500 passing yards and 41 touchdowns.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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And with career bests, turning in 55 receptions for 800 yards and a handful of scores in 2021.—
Oliver Thomas,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
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In return, he was allowed to effectively destroy a nature site of great conservation value.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Trump also is destroying the Games’ potential upside.—
Joe Mathews,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
Verb
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On a Friday night in February on East Sixth Street, a steely-eyed bar doorman rushed around a crowd agitating on the sidewalk and whipped a flashlight above his shoulder.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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While the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun rolling back its shoes-off policy at security checkpoints, this ability to whip them off and on in seconds is still majorly convenient for travel.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
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But Collins, now the head of special collections and archives at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, noticed that the text was written in Old French, the language used by aristocracy and England’s royal court after the Norman Conquest in 1066.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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A little biographical information: He was born in 1896 into the decaying Bourbon aristocracy.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some adults agreed, but others made comments about me ruining the mood.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
20 July 2025
Verb
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Parish skins the leg quarters — frying up the exteriors for cracklins — and smokes them before a three-hour confit.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Morgan’s mother, who could skin a deer in two minutes with nothing more than a golf ball and a piece of string, held the business together.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Nikki Bella shows off her abs in a casual green two piece top and jeans at the Happy Gilmore 2 New York Premiere on July 21.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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The top of funnel pro LinkedIn is a numbers game, and these accounts play it.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Verb
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The kids division, ages 5 to 11, was tasked with demolishing a singular slice, or one-fourth, of an entire pie.—
Olivia Cyrus
July 23,
Sacbee.com,
24 July 2025
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That includes plans to demolish the building this summer.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
23 July 2025
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“Cream.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cream. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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