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glaze

[gleyz] / gleɪz /




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The company manufactures its own equipment to shape, bake and glaze the shiny pastries it sells across more than 40 countries, and relies on relatively few workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

In some ways, high school looks much the same as it did 20, even 100 years ago: sleepy eyes either light up or glaze over when a teacher poses a Socratic question.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Finished in the firm's "iconic" Imperial Blue glaze, the bowl was collected and signed by Richard Eaton, the company said on Monday.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

I think people glaze over because it seems hypertechnical, but this is really where the rubber meets the road.

From Slate Feb. 17, 2026

A dead horse and a child’s mitten glared at me from beneath the frozen glaze.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

To publicize his idea, Crowe hit upon a plan that some might find a bit creepy: He designed an entire dinnerware series with the glazes, then held a dinner party using the products.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

Cressey developed a formula for liquid clay and experimented with overlapping glazes and new textures.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2024

He leaves the surfaces simple, without colorful glazes or decoration.

From Seattle Times May 8, 2024

I generally use shiro miso — or white miso — when I'm stirring it into cookie batters, glazes, soup bases, mayonnaise, vinaigrettes, desserts or sauces.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2024

In addition, they were used for applying paints and glazes, as portable drinking “cups,” and as padding for helmets.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

We tend to think of ambitious centerpiece proteins as the terrain of cold-weather holidays: the Thanksgiving turkey, the glazed ham or the New Year’s Eve prime rib.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

I just know they’re the type of people who love a good board game — one with rules that take a half-hour to explain, by which time their guests’ eyes have glazed over.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

Chisora, partly outside of the ropes, beat the count at eight, eyes glazed, as Wilder stalked forward.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

Nichols’s large donation of ceramics to the museum included an Izumo ware teapot glazed in the creamy buttermilk hue that distinguishes its type.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

Her eyes, enormous, glazed over fixedly as she attempted to smile.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

The U.S. asset manager expects the Japanese company to capture rising demand for architectural glass, automotive glazing and solar products thanks to its manufacturing capabilities and deep customer relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

To describe the phenomenon, he used the slang word "glazing" -- to excessively praise something.

From Barron's Mar. 24, 2026

So they had to test out different processes of glazing in order to make the tone and texture match the old tiles as closely as possible.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 10, 2025

“Please don’t be glazing me here, Zohran,” he said, borrowing some Gen Alpha slang as the candidates, and audience, laughed riotously.

From Salon Nov. 2, 2025

The Louvre hired a firm that specialized in glazing, the art of glass fitting and sizing, but even these skilled workmen had to redo the job multiple times before the curators were satisfied.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day




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