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
Deanna Pai, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
From dry sprays to style sealers like serums, lotions, creams and oils, these are the final products applied to the hair before and after applying heat.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
Conventional hormone therapy can be administered through creams, skin patches, and pills.
—Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
The chronic condition can cause irritation but flare-ups can be managed through diet, as well as ointments or creams.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
Choose from 26 colors, including a popular dusty blue and a range of autumnal creams.
—Nusrat Sultana, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
The flan, which comes with a little circus of fruits and creams and cookies, is fine.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Since 2003, labels of menopause treatments that contain estrogen – including pills, patches, sprays and creams – have warned that their use can increase the risk of uterine and breast cancers, as well as strokes and blood clots.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
And that’s what sets it apart from the crowd of eye creams on the shelf.
—Deanna Pai, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
From dry sprays to style sealers like serums, lotions, creams and oils, these are the final products applied to the hair before and after applying heat.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
Conventional hormone therapy can be administered through creams, skin patches, and pills.
—Essence, 23 Oct. 2025
The chronic condition can cause irritation but flare-ups can be managed through diet, as well as ointments or creams.
—Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
Choose from 26 colors, including a popular dusty blue and a range of autumnal creams.
—Nusrat Sultana, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
The flan, which comes with a little circus of fruits and creams and cookies, is fine.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Since 2003, labels of menopause treatments that contain estrogen – including pills, patches, sprays and creams – have warned that their use can increase the risk of uterine and breast cancers, as well as strokes and blood clots.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creams
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Not to mention, some of the leagues' bests have graced his work, including Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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The kicking game was so bad that Freeman sounded like Brian Kelly at his sarcastic best when asked about Noah Burnette, Erik Schmidt and Marcello Diomede combining to miss two extra points and one field goal.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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One such affliction is Tay-Sachs, a disease that disproportionately affects people of Ashkenazi descent and destroys brain and spinal nerve cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
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The movie follows a similar arc, with an additional subplot in which the creature destroys the city while under the influence of a powerful demon.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ukraine bombs Russian energy infrastructure to defend civilians and destroy the Kremlin war machine.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Oct. 2025
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Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.—
Jennifer Breheny Wallace,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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Auroras typically appear in a range of colors, including greens, pinks and reds, often featuring several shades of these colors.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pastel greens, pinks, and yellows, terra-cotta roofs, antique churches, and cobblestoned streets showcase colonial architecture shaped by Portuguese and Dutch influences.—
Aaron Randolph,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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What would be the point in merely listening to people look at legendary mountain views and Incan ruins?—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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There are heated confrontations and a slap, and Alma ruins her shot at tenure after stealing a colleague's prescription pad to get more pain meds.—
Gerrad Hall,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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The wind whips across the peak, marked as per usual around here with a pile of stones and colorful prayer flags tied to the top like sails on the mast of a ship.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the video, Campos whips her long hair in disbelief.—
Christina Noriega,
Refinery29,
13 Oct. 2025
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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
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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 12 Nov. 2025.
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