pore

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Recent Examples of pore Freezing and thawing means moisture seeps into microscopic pores on roadway surfaces. Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025 Buy Now on Amazon COSRX AHA/BHA Clarifying Treatment Toner No matter what your skin concerns are—unevenness, blackheads or acne—the COSRX AHA/BHA exfoliating spray can help treat them by removing dead skin cells and clearing pores. Lauren Wilrich, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 Use facial sunscreens and moisturizers also formulated for your face since heavier body creams can clog your pores. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025 When exposed to ultrasound at the target site, these bubbles temporarily create tiny pores in the BBB’s cell membrane, allowing drugs to pass through. Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pore
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Noun
  • In some areas, the level of naturally occurring fluoride in the water is already at a level that can prevent cavities.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The mineral strengthens teeth and reduces cavities.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Lighter scratches only touch the surface while moderate to deep scratches can usually be felt by sticking your fingernail in the slit to determine how deep the scratch really is.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Remember when Angelina Jolie went viral for her leg-bearing slit at the 2012 Oscars?
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Don’t let the green mist tinged with white lightning and rotating cosmic orifices fool you, however: Ingesting psychedelic drugs is not recommended before watching this film.
    Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
  • This fleshy conglomerate feels vaguely seductive despite having only navels for orifices, only knee-like lumps for appendages.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Read more Egypt Giza Pyramid Mystery Addressed by former Egyptian Official The project used synthetic aperture radar tomography and involved scientists Corrado Malanga of the University of Pisa in Italy and Filippo Biondi of the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Variable aperture lenses can be found on some Huawei and Xiaomi smartphones, but Samsung could make far more marketing noise if the S26 Ultra were to carry this key feature.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • These songs mess with interspace.
    Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • Fulham are hosting Crystal Palace on Saturday (12:15pm UK; 8:15am ET), with Brighton & Hove Albion at home against Nottingham Forest in the evening slot (5:15pm UK; 1:15pm ET).
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Similarly, when Singh left for an overall deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio, NBC decided to stop original programming during her time slot.
    Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Economists say the voting split of Thursday will be closely watched.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The five board members who favored the split live in Keller; the two who opposed it live in Fort Worth. Since January, a group of residents led by Dixie Davis have been circulating a petition to garner support for a single-member voting system for school board elections.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • While cleaning floors is what first comes to mind when purchasing a new vacuum, this one is also a game changer for upholstery and vents thanks to its crevice tool and dust brush attachments.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • These brooms usually are lightweight and have angled heads to get into cracks and crevices.
    BestReviews, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Pore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pore. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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