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Recent Examples of pore
Another standout, silymarin (which is extracted from milk thistle, a plant related to daisies and ragweeds), helps prevent oil oxidation—the culprit behind clogged pores and early signs of aging—while salicylic acid delivers gentle, pore-clearing exfoliation for a clearer complexion over time.
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Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
This current flow is decreased by the presence of a base in the nanopore—and, crucially, the amount of the decrease depends on which of the four bases, A, T, G, or C, is entering the pore.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite my profuse sweating from every pore on my body, the deodorant didn’t dissipate and allowed my thighs to glide against each other without chafing.
—Laura Harold, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Acne-prone skin types really benefit from the additional pore-clearing that a toner provides.
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
This current flow is decreased by the presence of a base in the nanopore—and, crucially, the amount of the decrease depends on which of the four bases, A, T, G, or C, is entering the pore.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite my profuse sweating from every pore on my body, the deodorant didn’t dissipate and allowed my thighs to glide against each other without chafing.
—Laura Harold, Outside, 28 Sep. 2025
Acne-prone skin types really benefit from the additional pore-clearing that a toner provides.
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pore
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That bacteria can then enter a patient’s open cavity, leading to infection.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
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Encouraging your kid to brush their teeth twice a day, with a dab of fluoride toothpaste, will guard against cavities.—
Barrie Gillies,
Parents,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The cut of this skirt creates the perfect drape, and the side slit adds a fun touch of personality.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Lighter scratches only touch the surface while moderate to deep scratches can usually be felt by sticking your fingernail in the slit to determine how deep the scratch really is.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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After four seasons of love sausages, exploding body parts, and supes climbing into other people's orifices, this is set to be the finale of all finales.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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Bell then take a straw of his own, sticks it into Peck's mouth, and begins sipping liquid from his pal's oral orifice.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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Using one of the company’s autonomous underwater vehicles, researchers conducted high-resolution scans of the Monitor using techniques including circular synthetic aperture sonar (CSAS).—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
11 Mar. 2026
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Article continues below Since then, the comet has brightened some 600-fold to magnitude 11, bright enough to be readily detected in amateur telescopes of 8 to 10-inch aperture.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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Many of the bacteria at least partially survived, which helps to test one of the parameters for the theory of panspermia—that life on Earth originated somewhere else and was brought here on an asteroid or other interspace body.—
Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
14 Sep. 2020
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Juraj Slafkovsky put Montreal in front less than five minutes before the second intermission, lifting a wrist shot over Kuemper’s glove from the slot.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Slafkovský drew two defenders at the left-wing wall, slipping the puck through Tim Washe’s legs to set up Hutson’s wrist shot from the high slot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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Williams now generates more than half of its revenue from the commercial side of its business, Savage said, which is starting to emulate the 66% to 75% split that the sport’s cash-generating giants, like Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren, reap from that category.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The $15-fruit-spread split comes about seven months after Netflix downgraded Markle’s production deal from an overall to a first-look.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Mar. 2026
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The trail will typically lead you to cracks and crevices where the colony is hidden.—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
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This helps the cake slide out of the crevices smoothly and easily without sticking to the pan.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Pore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pore. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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