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Recent Examples of gloss
Noun
The Brazilian was key to Madrid’s fourth, setting up Eduardo Camavinga from close-range for his first goal in the competition, before Brahim Diaz added further gloss to the scoreline in the 93rd minute. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 Summer requires lightweight products, such as a body gloss or dry oil. Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
The liquid-to-matte formula glides on weightlessly, providing all-day wear with food-grade ingredients, and can be easily glossed by layering over with a clear balm. Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Use this on natural or color-treated hair in between hair glossing appointments—the deep blue pigments will work immediately to combat unwanted warm tones. Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gloss
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloss
Noun
  • Stroll by Palma de Mallorca Town Hall, where a clock hangs above the building’s Baroque facade.
    Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The facade of the building was retained, with the name of the brand now painted discreetly on the brick as well as awnings that were added to the top-floor windows.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • My reflection is tall, perhaps rather like an arrow, my blond hair gleams.
    Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Then buff the steel with a dry cloth, wiping in the same direction as the metal's grain to bring back that gleam.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Anthropic updated the rule in July, allowing prospective hires to polish their resumes, cover letters, and applications with the advanced tech.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Egos will not be polished but pushed to one side as Tuchel looks for chemistry and cohesion in his group.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Eddie is happy to sit in the corner with Shane, sucking on his new veneers, and let the women tear each other to shreds, never getting involved.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The veneer cracked as Misiorowski lost connection with the strike zone.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The six-inch, glare-free display makes reading easier on the eyes and includes a dark mode for nighttime reading.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Car traffic, engine noise and the glare of the headlights eventually dissuaded it from crossing the asphalt barrier.
    Ganesh Marín, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Surely, that will rub some the wrong way, but the Tide have now beaten three teams that haven’t lost to anyone else in Georgia, Vanderbilt and Missouri.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The traction offered stability, even in wet conditions, and there was no soreness or rubbing.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Bra-Ilelujah uses hosiery on the bar wing, because Blakely sought a nude, flat and smoothing look on the wearer’s back, Hanson said.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Spoon mixture into an ungreased 10-inch cast-iron skillet, and smooth into an even layer.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • From this distance, Swift detected the faint ultraviolet glow of hydroxyl (OH), the product of water molecules broken apart by sunlight, the study reports.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Still, at least there are a lot of oversize-glow-stick fights along the way.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Gloss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloss. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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