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one of the parts that make up a whole
one of the ingredients in the salad dressing is sugar
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Recent Examples of ingredients
In the age of Neapolitan worship, some Melburnians disdain its existence for the cheap ingredients that defined early Australian versions.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
It’s made with ingredients like shea butter and castor oil to help keep lashes strong and hydrated, even through all-day wear.
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Madeline Merinuk,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Sulwhasoo's Gentle Cleansing Foam creates a rich lather that removes dirt, oil, and makeup without stripping skin, while ingredients like ginseng, orange peel, chestnut shell, and yam root leave your complexion soft, balanced, and comfortably hydrated.
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
Mother stood apart from other vegetarian and vegan places in that Venditti only used whole ingredients, no alt foods.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Formulated with hydrating ingredients like glycerin and shea butter, it can be worn on its own as a tinted moisturizer for no-makeup days, used as a primer for other makeup, or applied strategically as a highlighter or bronzer.
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Jordan Julian,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
The valley has long had the ingredients of a restorative getaway.
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David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The ingredients in Chanel perfume include alcohol, water, synthetic ingredients, aldehydes or organic compounds, animal extracts and essential oils.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
After blending and straining, let the ingredients get to know each other for at least two hours or up to two days.
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Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
It’s made with ingredients like shea butter and castor oil to help keep lashes strong and hydrated, even through all-day wear.
—
Madeline Merinuk,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
Sulwhasoo's Gentle Cleansing Foam creates a rich lather that removes dirt, oil, and makeup without stripping skin, while ingredients like ginseng, orange peel, chestnut shell, and yam root leave your complexion soft, balanced, and comfortably hydrated.
—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
Mother stood apart from other vegetarian and vegan places in that Venditti only used whole ingredients, no alt foods.
—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Formulated with hydrating ingredients like glycerin and shea butter, it can be worn on its own as a tinted moisturizer for no-makeup days, used as a primer for other makeup, or applied strategically as a highlighter or bronzer.
—
Jordan Julian,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
The valley has long had the ingredients of a restorative getaway.
—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The ingredients in Chanel perfume include alcohol, water, synthetic ingredients, aldehydes or organic compounds, animal extracts and essential oils.
—
Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
After blending and straining, let the ingredients get to know each other for at least two hours or up to two days.
—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingredients
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The agency estimated the powerful earthquakes in Venezuela could have killed thousands of people, with a 42% chance of at least 10,000 fatalities, though that is based on historical averages and does not take into account many factors specific to this event.
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Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, from the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy decisions to bond market investors’ expectations for the economy and inflation.
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If China is excluded, Asia still out-produces the rest of the world in solar modules and battery components.
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This Lego set comes with a convenient storage box, 790 Lego pieces, and lots of add-on building components, like eyes and wheels.
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McMillon credits fellow co-founder Reatha Hardy-Jordan with helping grow the organization after two key members of the original leadership team relocated to Texas.
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Also on Wednesday, paparazzi snapped photos of Kelce, his brother and assorted male friends entering a members-only restaurant and social club called Birds Streets Club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.
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Investigators found that initial structural failure spread to other elements of the pool deck and street-level parking garage and caused cracks to grow over the span of a few weeks, eventually unseating the southern edge of the pool deck slab from its supporting wall, the report said.
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The consequence of all these elements of deconstruction and lightness is that there is no space to cut corners or hide imperfections.
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“Ingredients.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingredients. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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