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as in to varnish
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as in to paint
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Recent Examples of gild
Your Easter basket may be brimming with sweet treats of
chocolate rabbits and Peeps®, but making these delicious Italian rice
tarts, sweet bread and pizzelle just might gild the Easter lily.
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Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Among the prizes on offer were figs, gilded Qurans, and perfumes.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
One lot includes a Yohji Yamamoto black silk-wool skirt and a Whiting & Davis gilt oroton mesh purse—meaning the winning bidder will be able to recreate Bessette Kennedy’s famous look to a T.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Don Quixote is about refusing to see the world in its actual grubby reality; to rather gild it in the beauties of our own invention.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
Among the prizes on offer were figs, gilded Qurans, and perfumes.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
One lot includes a Yohji Yamamoto black silk-wool skirt and a Whiting & Davis gilt oroton mesh purse—meaning the winning bidder will be able to recreate Bessette Kennedy’s famous look to a T.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 Feb. 2026
Don Quixote is about refusing to see the world in its actual grubby reality; to rather gild it in the beauties of our own invention.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gild
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Although pest control companies offer lethal solutions such as carpenter bee traps or chemical treatments, the best way to keep carpenter bees from bugging you is using stained, sealed, varnished or treated wood in building projects.—
Sarah Linn
April 24,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Bringing a top-tier women’s sports event to the country and having its citizens watch women compete represented an opportunity to varnish its human-rights record, which has been criticized by several organizations regarding its treatment of women.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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During their testimonies, Prasad and Patlola painted very different pictures of the terms of their lease agreement.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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For Labour leader and current Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the heavy losses on city councils across England, even with votes still being counted in Scotland and Wales, paint a bruising picture.—
Inaya Folarin Iman,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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And the actual story Segal was referencing in The Nation was about how the Israeli government allowed Bulgaria to whitewash their WWII history to secure an arms deal with the country.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Critics accuse it of trying to whitewash the nation’s history.—
Matthew Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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At the hip, a voluminous cream and ivory ball gown skirt begins, heavily embroidered with delicate floral and botanical details in pale pink, gold, and white, pooling dramatically on the ground.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Dolly Parton has given the world many, many memorable quotes to live by and embroider on pillows or emblazon on candles as one sees fit.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
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On a hill wreathed in mist above the dark sea that runs between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, Ward and others crossed rugged farmland late on Tuesday night, carrying seven crates in silence by dim red torchlight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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There’s no bad sightline in the space, from either the ground floor or upper level balcony, which looks out over a stage wreathed in pink neon and wood cutouts evoking the industrial cityscape outside.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Victor Wembanyama buried one difficult jumper after another, capping a 37-point, 15-rebound performance that led the Spurs to a 115-108 victory in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series advantage.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Marner buried three goals and assisted on another by Brayden McNabb.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped expanding and began to decline dramatically.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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The grounds have colonial and Victorian buildings, and lush grounds fringed with palm trees and excellent ocean views.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Plants grow rapidly in spring, smothering weeds and feeding the soil.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
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On the other hand, some volcanoes prefer to ambush us, even when smothered in instrumentation.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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“Gild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gild. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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