unguent

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Recent Examples of unguent All the perfumed unguents and performative rituals of fame are present. 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
  • The chronic condition can cause irritation but flare-ups can be managed through diet, as well as ointments or creams.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Tamera Mowry is seasonally dressed in a cream jacket paired with a brown mini skirt and knee boots while stepping out of her hotel in New York.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Stir in cream, fontina cheese, and Parmesan until melted and smooth.
    Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And though the interiors are truly the star of the show here, don’t forget to peer through the floor-to-ceiling windows; views of Arthur’s Seat serve as a soothing balm.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Once some hydration has soaked in, blot your balm off your lips for a drier base.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For bottles of lotion or shampoo, wipe down the cap and exterior.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For a day at the beach, the hotel provides a convenient shuttle service along with chairs, umbrellas, towels, sunscreen, and after-sun lotion.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But consolidation is a short-term salve with long-term side effects.
    Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But, given the gentle, spatial, simultaneously simple and layered productions on the three albums, one does experience the music as a sort of nervous system salve in a noisy world.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Bright, medium-deep yellow; aromas of gooseberry, pear, liniment, and hints of grapefruit and lime.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
  • 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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