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Recent Examples of pore
In summer, the surface of the ice melts, filling tiny pores with water.
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Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The velvety cream works instantly to minimize the appearance of pores for smoother skin texture thanks to ingredients like silica and salicylic acid that absorb excess oil and clear out clogged pores.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2025
Acne-prone skin types really benefit from the additional pore-clearing that a toner provides.
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Formulated for normal to dry skin, this gentle daily facial cleanser transforms from a silky oil to a soft, lathering foam that deeply cleanses your skin, effectively removing dirt, excess oil and stubborn makeup without clogging pores, leaving residue or a greasy feeling.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Katherine Bourzac, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The velvety cream works instantly to minimize the appearance of pores for smoother skin texture thanks to ingredients like silica and salicylic acid that absorb excess oil and clear out clogged pores.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2025
Acne-prone skin types really benefit from the additional pore-clearing that a toner provides.
—Esme Benjamin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Formulated for normal to dry skin, this gentle daily facial cleanser transforms from a silky oil to a soft, lathering foam that deeply cleanses your skin, effectively removing dirt, excess oil and stubborn makeup without clogging pores, leaving residue or a greasy feeling.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pore
Noun
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Don a jacket like this fall-friendly Levi's one with a lot of deep, big pockets and store toiletries and even small cameras in the various cavities.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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The lack of a proper seal between the mouth and nasal cavity can cause problems in eating, drinking and breathing.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The kirigami cuts stretch open during free fall, creating many small slits that allow air to pass through in an orderly way.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Roar actress was seen in a sexy one-sleeve Armani Privé sequin gown with a thigh-high slit while the country singer wore a traditional tuxedo suit.—
Robin Raven,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In fish, the cloaca is a single orifice that handles excretion (both urine and fecal material) as well as reproduction.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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Flies find a dead body very quickly and lay their eggs in a natural orifice, such as an eye, or in a wound.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
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It's designed for deep sky astrophotography, while also being well suited to image capture of the Sun and Moon – with its camera system built around a Sony IMX585 sensor and 50-mm aperture.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Sep. 2025
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This month, Tapestry laid out the strategic plan that will guide it for the next three years, focusing pushing Coach toward $10 billion in sales and opening the customer aperture, targeting not just women who bought bags last year, but also women who could have.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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These slots acted as tiny metallic traps for light, tuning it to the frequency of the phonons.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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But psychiatric hospital beds, treatment slots and mental health care workers have been in short supply for years.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The divorce filing comes a day after reports surfaced about their split.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
30 Sep. 2025
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Judge Subramanian was convinced by this argument and other factors in play following the surprise split verdict and did not allow Combs to be sent home on bail.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her voice, still more often than not, slides with ease into the cracks and crevices that kick drums and deep grooves open in neotraditional-style country compositions.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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That’s because certain bacteria tend to cling to leaves and hide out in crevices.—
Danielle Zickl,
Health,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Pore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pore. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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