lacquer

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Recent Examples of lacquer Farrow & Ball’s Great White paint lacquers the walls, giving the space a subtle lavender glow. Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024 The chicken wings could be the best of the bunch, with crisp skin lacquered in a sweet and spicy brown sugar glaze. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Key furniture pieces are curved and lacquered in a deep, burgundy shade, a key color of the season. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024 Combined with honey, brown sugar, soy sauce, and orange slices, bourbon forms a sticky, sweet glaze that beautifully lacquers the fish. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lacquer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacquer
Verb
  • Add 1/2 cup of warm dressing and toss to coat the ingredients evenly.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • Sear in a hot pan coated in a thin layer of oil until the meat is browned to your liking.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The coarsest grades of steel wool can strip paint or varnish and remove rust from surfaces.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
  • In Pasto, a community gathers around varnishing — from old trade networks between harvesters, carpenters, and varnishers to fairs where artisans demonstrate their craft.
    Gabriela Molina Riascos, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For mains, there’s a 12-ounce ribeye with royal oyster mushrooms, peppercorn sauce and golden hasselback potatoes ($48); a lamb rack glazed with spicy gochujang and chimichurri ($39); and roasted Atlantic salmon with baby carrots, asparagus and tarragon beurre blanc ($28).
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
  • Over chamomile tea, Frank overshares sordid stories from his past, triggering Rick to glaze over and mentally check out.
    Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 23 June 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
Verb
  • Other procedures like polishing restorations, ceramic crowns, using elastics, orthodontic appliances, and so on can generate particles.
    Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Most people think stand-up comics spend decades polishing their act to get good at telling jokes.
    Nate Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025

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“Lacquer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacquer. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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