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Recent Examples of plumping
In New Mexico, Handler will be demonstrating the skin-plumping powers of Gold Bond's latest innovation.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Inside, 10 different types of hyaluronic acid work together to drench your skin in hydration—plumping it up right away while keeping it moisturized and bouncy for hours.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Oct. 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
Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Inside, 10 different types of hyaluronic acid work together to drench your skin in hydration—plumping it up right away while keeping it moisturized and bouncy for hours.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Oct. 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
Verb
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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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Lunch is available every day at the vineyard’s restaurant and there’s an expansive lawn that’s great for plopping a blanket down on to enjoy a bottle of wine.—
Elliott Harrell,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The brawl spilled outside of the ring, with Punk tossing Paul into a barricade.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been charged with taking bribes from sports bettors to intentionally throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls instead of strikes to ensure successful bets.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Plumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumping. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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