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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as in destroys
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 bombs
to defeat by a large margin
the novice player was creamed in her first tennis tournament
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Recent Examples of creams
Tory Johnson, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Soft White Goncalves and Olson agree that soft whites and warmer creams can give a kiss of warmth to your kitchen.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
The ban would have included exemptions for beverages, additives, topical creams, and pet products.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
The selection features body washes and creams, hand soaps and sanitizers, fine fragrance mists, lip glosses, candles, and decorative accessories.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2026
Pharmacy technician students practice compounding mock medications such as lip balms and creams.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Chef Arnaud Donckele invites diners into French gastronomy dictated by broths, creams, vinaigrettes and veloutés at Plénitude, awarded three Michelin stars within its first year.
—Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Old cementina tiles in soft reds, greens, and creams pattern the floors, while stone arches connect rooms and thick stucco walls curve seamlessly into the domed ceilings above.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
In her own home, Pinto’s daughter plays on a large area rug of pinks, creams and grays.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Claire West, InStyle, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
Moisturizers, eye creams and more.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
Soft White Goncalves and Olson agree that soft whites and warmer creams can give a kiss of warmth to your kitchen.
—Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
The ban would have included exemptions for beverages, additives, topical creams, and pet products.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
The selection features body washes and creams, hand soaps and sanitizers, fine fragrance mists, lip glosses, candles, and decorative accessories.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2026
Pharmacy technician students practice compounding mock medications such as lip balms and creams.
—Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Chef Arnaud Donckele invites diners into French gastronomy dictated by broths, creams, vinaigrettes and veloutés at Plénitude, awarded three Michelin stars within its first year.
—Kasia Dietz, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Old cementina tiles in soft reds, greens, and creams pattern the floors, while stone arches connect rooms and thick stucco walls curve seamlessly into the domed ceilings above.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2026
In her own home, Pinto’s daughter plays on a large area rug of pinks, creams and grays.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
Plus, check out more under-eye de-puffing eye creams below.
—Claire West, InStyle, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creams
Noun
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The Canadians are the best in best-on-best.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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The two most notable team stats were points in the paint, where the Aztecs scored 52 points; and turnovers, where the visitors committed six while forcing 22, both season bests.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In 2024, a team identified the molecular mechanisms behind the microbe that destroys bananas.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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View gallery - 3 images Watch as a team of drones destroys their target in a demonstration of Fury.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Page Six gets a Hollywood edition Papps declined last week to reveal what stories his reporters were chasing and what bombs the political columnists will throw in its first editions.—
Christopher Weber,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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If Venezuela and its region instead spiral into chaos and suffering, Trump will merely look like a bully, a president who cowers when facing the mighty — in Moscow or Beijing, say — but bombs those who can’t return fire, whether in Nigeria, Yemen or Venezuela.—
Andreas Kluth,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Brighton junior had paced the hallway leading to the loading dock at Ball, pre-match, a bouncing mess of reds, pinks and browns.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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This mix-and-match manicure uses a fun blend of pinks, purples, yellows, orange, and green.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There’s, in fact, a lot of narrative chaos in the movie’s last third, from a pyramid scheme that ruins Junyang’s professional ego to the fact that Lydia, once she’s given birth, is basically cut out of the picture.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2026
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When fans see an exciting big hit, thinking about how the players might not know their own family members in 30 years ruins the fun.—
Eleanor M. Perfetto,
STAT,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When a dog repeatedly wags and whips its tail against hard surfaces, the tip can split open, bruise or break.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Benbrook whips Diamond Hill-Jarvis Benbrook stayed on pace for a playoff berth in District 8-4A as the Lady Bobcats thumped Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis 55-7.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The latest filing demolishes the timeworn claim that DOGE was infiltrated into Social Security in order to responsibly ferret out fraud and overspending.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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If the city demolishes the building, the costs will be assessed to the property owner.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The sequencer pastes together the strings and the quality scores, along with some other metadata, read by read, to form what is called a FASTQ file.—
Dmitri Pavlichin,
IEEE Spectrum,
22 Aug. 2018
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“Creams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creams. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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