as in makeup
preparations intended to beautify the face
when I was young, I loved to watch Mom put on her war paint before a fancy evening out
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Recent Examples of war paint
On stage, drag artist Aphrodite Banks is a femme fatale: Caked in war paint, with a waterfall of braids whipping around her waist, she’s possessed of the white-hot glare and forthright confidence to match her Amazonian height and bearing.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
This is my war paint.
—Kelly Boutsalis, refinery29.com, 22 June 2021
My father used to call it war paint.
—Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2021
Military news stories throughout the Iraq war paint a similarly sanguine picture.
—Andrew Shaver, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2015
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2023
This is my war paint.
—Kelly Boutsalis, refinery29.com, 22 June 2021
My father used to call it war paint.
—Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Apr. 2021
Military news stories throughout the Iraq war paint a similarly sanguine picture.
—Andrew Shaver, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2015
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for war paint
Noun
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These days, giftees can find everything from chocolate and wine to makeup and jewelry inside.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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But Tilly can’t put makeup on me and do special effects and create something.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The pigment could soon find applications in cosmetics, such as natural sunscreens, as well as in photoelectronic devices, thermal coatings, color-changing paints, and environmental sensors.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Spanish center Aday Mara, standing at 7-foot-3, left UCLA to pair with Lendeborg in the paint, and dimer Elliot Cadeau comes in from UNC.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“War paint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/war%20paint. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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