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Recent Examples of oiliness
Medium-full, with impressive concentration and excellent ripeness; there is a slight oiliness on the palate, along with very good acidity and significant persistence.
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Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Below, shop our 13 favorite formulas that a suit a range of concerns, from oiliness to hair loss.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Below, shop our 13 favorite formulas that a suit a range of concerns, from oiliness to hair loss.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oiliness
Noun
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There’s a slickness about the style of everyone who lives here, and Missy captures that.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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First was a catch-and-run on a short third-and-7 pass near midfield, using his shiftiness to create space with Notre Dame cornerback Karson Hobbs prior to the catch.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Every actor works within a range that’s believable to them as performers, even Covino’s hangdog shiftiness as Paul, and Covino, as director, doesn’t push them outside of their comfort zone.—
Katie Walsh,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Ay, the superb slyness of that last response!—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And Ten Hag’s training ground shrewdness was meant to correct that.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When does compromise become treachery or defeat?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Could Juno be behind this treachery, as payback for David destroying her spy corporation and for changing his oldest daughter into a killer?—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In an era of skepticism, audiences quickly detect insincerity.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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And as the secretive Jack, Travis Van Winkle oozes oily, sexist insincerity.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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If the Padres were to make a deep run, the abundance of open dates in the postseason, in theory, would allow their cadre of high-velocity relievers to maintain both sharpness and heat that ranges from 98 to 104 mph.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Sep. 2025
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This test measures the sharpness or clarity of your vision at different distances.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There is a real seriousness to the score — the scheming bad-guy music has the artfulness of Prokofiev, and even the sneaking-around cues have musical integrity and structure.—
Tim Greiving,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Oiliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oiliness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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