greasepaint

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Recent Examples of greasepaint Glowicki’s three co-stars play between five to seven roles apiece, transitioning from female to male at the swipe of a greasepaint goatee. — Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025 Every character gets metaphorically slimed with backstage greasepaint. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 July 2024 For a while, Taylor-Joy’s Furiosa forms a connection with Praetorian Jack (Tom Burke), a road warrior whose main lesson to her seems to be to wear blue greasepaint on their foreheads. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 May 2024 Trending Proto-clown stage makeup in rock goes back to the late 1960s and early 1970s, when artists like Arthur Brown and Alice Cooper found that a little greasepaint went a long way. — Cassidy George, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for greasepaint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasepaint
Noun
  • The frother also works to beat eggs, mix protein powder or creatine into a drink, and make hot chocolate.
    — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In Japan during the Heian period, artisans sprinkled gold or silver powder into the lacquer.
    — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The result is a wash of color that can act as a subtle lip contour on its own or as a base underneath lipstick or gloss.
    — Sheryl George, Allure, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Popo would lick her cone ever so gracefully, never dripping or messing up the lining of her magenta lipstick.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The latest shudder for stocks in the artificial intelligence industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Iran’s ability to choke off regional oil exports, however, appears to be waning.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Given the lack of research, there’s also no official dosage for estrogen cream.
    — Ashley Abramson, Allure, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The 45-minute dish is a riff on pasta Alfredo, bathed in a bright sauce that doesn’t require cream or flour, just butter, parmesan and the starchy pasta cooking water.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The brand leaned into that moment, expanding the franchise from lipstick to eyeliner, mascara and more.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Bakker offered upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye, charismatic and always wearing her trademark heavy mascara, sang.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This bundle is for your friend who has a lot of holiday baking ahead of them, with everything from 66% cacao organic baking wafers to cocoa rouge Dutch-process cocoa powder, plus a chocolate tote to carry it all.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The cornerstone of her strategy is anchored in creating a fil rouge between each property with common codes of its banner.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This lotion from L’Oréal combines all four into one multitasking day lotion that protects and corrects.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2026
  • After that came fluffy soft white towels, a good hand soap, lotion, mouthwash and cleaning up after those manscaping sessions all ended up as her green flags.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Because kohl formulas are softer, resist the urge to press hard.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2026
  • Archaeologists uncovered two alabaster kohl containers with traces of ancient eye makeup and a third kohl container crafted from black obsidian.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026

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“Greasepaint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasepaint. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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