as in polishes
a smooth and shiny surface
The pot is covered with a bright red glaze. doughnuts with a chocolate glaze
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Recent Examples of glazes
Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
For those willing to stretch the limits, though, a solid base recipe has endless possibility for layers, add-ins, frostings, glazes, and toppings.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
To make the most of Colorado’s short growing seasons, Glover plans to stock up on stone fruits–peaches, plums, nectarines—this summer to preserve as sauces and glazes.
—Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
For those willing to stretch the limits, though, a solid base recipe has endless possibility for layers, add-ins, frostings, glazes, and toppings.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glazes
Verb
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This finicky, formal style coats every page of the novel with an impressively even surface that doesn’t serve any deeper spiritual purpose.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
29 Aug. 2025
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Simmer until mixture coats the back of a spoon, 1 minute.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The musical shines by blending humor with themes of reincarnation myths and mortality.—
Gloria Ngwa,
Twin Cities,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture.—
Micaela English,
Flow Space,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The company is preserving mid-20th Century brutalist architecture with finishes and furniture from that period.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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And just like in sports, there were some nailbiting finishes, a few major upsets and a whole lot of victory laps to take.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Plenty of brands already offer or are transitioning to TPO-free formulas that contain different photoinitiators (a chemical that makes gel polishes cure under a lamp instead of air-drying like regular polish) such as TPO-L, BAPO, or other resin initiators.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
5 Sep. 2025
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The vacuum has a fluffy optic cleaner head that not only cleans but also polishes hard floors.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This assortment will include body creams and lotions, fragrance mists, Wallflower diffusers, PocketBac hand sanitizers, lip products such as glosses and scrubs, hand soaps, as well as 3-wick candles, according to Schumacher.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Glazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glazes. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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