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Recent Examples of plumping
Then consider more skin-plumping serums under $30 at Amazon, below.
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Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
The ProGrowth + Peptide range for those with fine or thin hair includes a gently exfoliating mandelic acid shampoo, thickening conditioner, strengthening serum (in a click-pen applicator, shown) and a serum mist that protects hair from heat damage while also plumping up strands.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
The Dahlia Rouge Hand Cream is intensely moisturizing yet fast-absorbing, packed with nourishing argan oil, plumping hyaluronic acid, smoothing squalane, and a rich blend of cocoa and shea butters that leave skin incredibly soft.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 12 Dec. 2025
The menu consists of five options, including the 80-minute Face Time at The Fifth, the hotel’s signature treatment using the brand’s plumping Key Radiance Care Serum Gel Mask.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
By plumping the skin, the serum visibly reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for both immediate and long-term effects.
—Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 8 Jan. 2026
The ProGrowth + Peptide range for those with fine or thin hair includes a gently exfoliating mandelic acid shampoo, thickening conditioner, strengthening serum (in a click-pen applicator, shown) and a serum mist that protects hair from heat damage while also plumping up strands.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
The Dahlia Rouge Hand Cream is intensely moisturizing yet fast-absorbing, packed with nourishing argan oil, plumping hyaluronic acid, smoothing squalane, and a rich blend of cocoa and shea butters that leave skin incredibly soft.
—Lily Wohlner, Allure, 12 Dec. 2025
The menu consists of five options, including the 80-minute Face Time at The Fifth, the hotel’s signature treatment using the brand’s plumping Key Radiance Care Serum Gel Mask.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
By plumping the skin, the serum visibly reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for both immediate and long-term effects.
—Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for plumping
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Oliver eliminates one pole-climbing threat by plopping a hat on his head, leading to a big fall — then takes this as an opportunity to evict his squatter.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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River life is inaccessible, a closed world, the flicker of silver fin, a plopping frog.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The officers moved quickly, coordinating their response and getting the dog out of the icy water safely by tossing a rope around it and dragging it out of the pool.—
Josh Sanders,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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In just the past five months, Jones Dickson has dismissed charges against nine law enforcement officers in three separate criminal cases — most recently tossing the manslaughter case against former San Leandro police Officer Jason Fletcher in the 2020 fatal shooting of Steven Taylor.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Plumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumping. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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