pores

Definition of poresnext
plural of pore

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of pores 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. Sarah Han, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pores
Noun
  • The dial consists of two metal plates that boast ripple-like slits layered over a structural color film.
    David Szondy March 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Raquel Welch brought her signature va-va-voom and fashion-forward style to the Oscars, with low necklines, high slits, and daring silhouettes, during a time when the ceremony dress code was much more (literally) buttoned-up.
    Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Tomar said stripping fluoride from the water in Birmingham has unnecessarily put residents at greater risk for cavities.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Rather than applying the same treatment to everyone, the system adjusts sound waves to match an individual’s anatomy, aiming to work with the natural structure of the sinus cavities rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Screwworms—or technically New World Screwworms (NWS)—are parasitic flies that spawn hundreds of ravenous larvae in the wounds and orifices of a wide range of warm-blooded animals.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There is some reason to use the lens at tiny apertures, though.
    Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Doing so merges two apertures — the narrow and the microscopic — into a wide-angle lens.
    Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • An additional 1,500 slots were added when a sixth casino was approved.
    Bryan P. Sears, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Upcoming guest slots will be announced as the spring progresses.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Add it to the growing canvases of her daughters playing at the sea, climbing the rocks, placing their tiny hands in the crevices of the walls surrounding the house.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Miles and Ed are coming at the challenges of Mars-Earth relations and Marsie autonomy from totally different angles, and there are clearly fissures within SDM itself.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But the quakes migrated away from Bárðarbunga, and lava eventually gushed out of several fissures in the realm of another volcano, Askja, at a site named Holuhraun, 45 kilometers away.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Pores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pores. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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