as in soapy
overly or insincerely flattering
an executive who surrounds herself with oily, sycophantic assistants
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Recent Examples of oily
But the best shampoos for oily hair work even better to rinse away excess sebum.
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
Instead, opt for pore-minimizing setting powder on just your T-zone or oily areas at the end of your routine.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
This Korean face wash melts away makeup, dirt, and sunscreen, leaving your skin with a clean feel without any oily remnants.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
This barrel strength offering is a complex case study in all the aforementioned hallmarks that make the distillery so revered: oily textures, orchard fruit, maritime smoke, lengthy, pepper-laden finish.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
Instead, opt for pore-minimizing setting powder on just your T-zone or oily areas at the end of your routine.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
This Korean face wash melts away makeup, dirt, and sunscreen, leaving your skin with a clean feel without any oily remnants.
—Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
This barrel strength offering is a complex case study in all the aforementioned hallmarks that make the distillery so revered: oily textures, orchard fruit, maritime smoke, lengthy, pepper-laden finish.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oily
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The group that seems to have inspired Reid is Fleetwood Mac, which, with its shifting intramural love relationships, sundry drug problems and issues of control — the soapiest of rock’s many operas — was a romance novel/miniseries waiting to happen.Robert LloydTelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2023
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Many non-dishwasher-safe portable blenders instead offer self-cleaning modes, which require you to blend a bit of soapy water before rinsing and drying them.Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2023
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Next she was wrenched the other way in a sickening, 180° roll, and one of the crew members tumbled down the almost-vertical deck and vanished in the sea.Orval C. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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What was sickening about being there in person was watching the Trump fans around me and realizing that there was nothing shocking about it to them.Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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One defense, beginning in the late eighteen-hundreds, was flypaper, sheets of which were coated on one side with an oleaginous substance that lured flies, then permanently trapped them.David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
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At any moment, the noodles might dissolve, the cheese topping burn, the dish collapse into a soggy, oleaginous mess.Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
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The 31-year-old sherry bomb explodes in torrents of coconut and pineapple fruit before an unctuous, lingering finish of tobacco smoke.Brad Japhe, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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Needs a few years to better harmonize into a more unctuous delight.Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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To that end, yes, honeymoon phases are gushy (and self-absorbed).Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
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The film opens with a dizzying montage of magazine covers and clips accompanied by a stream of gushy praise from prominent fans.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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This is no hagiographic portrait of Czechoslovak Radio as a beacon of civic resistance.Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Her book makes a refreshing change from the hagiographic tone of most Bowie biographies, said John Aizlewood on iNews.The Week Staff, theweek, 6 June 2024
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Streaming platforms that prioritize a seamless, viewer-centric experience can foster loyalty in an industry where options are abundant and viewer expectations are high.Brent Gleeson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Collaborations featuring the late artist’s work are abundant and increasing in number, from candles to footwear.Andrea Bossi, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Oily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oily. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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