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Recent Examples of pasty This lotion may be better suited as an overnight treatment than a quick daytime fix because of its pink hue and pasty texture. Deanna Pai, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024 Concerns over his physical shape had already come to the fore over the summer after paparazzi pictures revealed a pasty complexion and an overweight figure. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2023 Not only are you supposed to use the two-finger rule to measure your SPF accurately, but many of the ones on the market also make a laundry list of promises only to leave you with a pasty white cast or a glob of grease. Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 31 Dec. 2022 Then pasty and gummy will give way to silky and stretchy. Sunset Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for pasty
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pasty
Adjective
  • Morfydd Clark, pallid at first, has some emotive scenes at the wedding when Ophelia rails at Hamlet for turning away from her.
    Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Yet senior test kitchen editor Jesse Szewczyk recently took one of those pallid lumps and coaxed utter brilliance from it.
    Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Formed as clusters of pale purple crystal glass, the original chandelier used to adorn the entrance to the banquet hall in the Main Building.
    Isabelle Kliger, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • At the corner of Central Avenue and Reserve Street stands a pale yellow basin ringed with silver taps.
    Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Pasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pasty. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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