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Recent Examples of unguent
All the perfumed unguents and performative rituals of fame are present.
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Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The first was molecules from embalming ingredients such as oils, waxes and unguents.
—Sarah Everts, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
TikTok has its Get Ready With Mes, where influencers chat over their plethora of skin-nourishing unguents and artful makeup products.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 6 June 2024
Nevertheless, our ancestors had some inkling that different substances, when applied as ointments, unguents, or pastes, could protect or heal skin from a range of injuries, including sun damage.
—Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
But the notion of an alien worm producing its own mind-melting unguent doesn’t seem especially bonkers.
—Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
But the institutional gangrene to which Levin draws attention seems to me to go beyond what the unguents in our current chrismatories can heal.
—Michael Knox Beran, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020
Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The first was molecules from embalming ingredients such as oils, waxes and unguents.
—Sarah Everts, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025
TikTok has its Get Ready With Mes, where influencers chat over their plethora of skin-nourishing unguents and artful makeup products.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 6 June 2024
Nevertheless, our ancestors had some inkling that different substances, when applied as ointments, unguents, or pastes, could protect or heal skin from a range of injuries, including sun damage.
—Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
But the notion of an alien worm producing its own mind-melting unguent doesn’t seem especially bonkers.
—Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
But the institutional gangrene to which Levin draws attention seems to me to go beyond what the unguents in our current chrismatories can heal.
—Michael Knox Beran, National Review, 6 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unguent
Noun
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Patients will also be able to pay as low as $162 – an 80% reduction to the current price – for prescription ointment Eucrisa, which is used to treat mild-to-moderate eczema.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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A lot of pharmaceutical companies have created nonsteroidal options over the years, but these tend to be ointments and pretty greasy ones at that.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The now gray-haired rapper walked into court wearing a white shirt with a cream sweater over it.—
Lauryn Overhultz , Tracy Wright , Maria Paronich , Kirill Clark,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some recipes also call for pork, milk or cream.—
Robin Miller,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For those who prefer to use minimal makeup, this multi-use balm from Jones Road is a winner.—
Caitlyn Martyn
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FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Topping it all off was a warm pink blush swept beside her eyes and a barely-there pink balm on the lips.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jean’s mama reproached her for not having been more careful and babied Wole, ordering him to remove his T-shirt and retrieving an aloe lotion, telling him to stretch out on the couch and instructing Jean to spread it over the tender areas.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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In particular, TikTokers have posted about the effects of magnesium lotion, oils and sprays to induce sleepiness when used on the bottoms of the feet.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So fixing the defense becomes the potential salve to Georgia’s entire season.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Against this backdrop, numerous stories have interpreted Bad Bunny’s residency as a salve for Puerto Rico’s wounds, noting that the shows were expected to inject $250 million into the island’s economy.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bright, medium-deep yellow; aromas of gooseberry, pear, liniment, and hints of grapefruit and lime.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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From tea towels, hats, and keychains to mugs, snacks, and horse liniment, there’s a little something for everyone.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
30 Apr. 2024
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“Unguent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unguent. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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