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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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Kopankiewicz said the small dog instantly made herself at home, plopping right into his friend's lap.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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From the Curly Girl Method to T-shirt plopping techniques, there’s no shortage of viral curl styling hacks to to pull from your TikTok feed.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to one week; rewarm before tossing or brushing on any protein.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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Several men at the docks made a great show of tossing all the luggage from man to man to man, then piling it neatly on the shore.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Plumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumping. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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