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glossy

[glos-ee, glaw-see] / ˈglɒs i, ˈglɔ si /


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The whole process was documented by the matchmaking agency in a series of glossy photos, which they also use to advertise their services on Chinese social media.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

She was an unabashed booster of the glossy L.A. that became synonymous with a rising creative elite whose élan and narcissism she found irresistible.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The heat makes berries slump and burst, pooling the pan with juices that turn thick, glossy and intensely flavored as they cook, a concentration that maceration alone simply can’t achieve.

From Salon Jul. 21, 2026

"It's loud, it's glitzy, it's glossy, that's what this is."

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Her brown skin looks glossy today, probably from whatever moisturizer she’s being paid to promote on her wildly popular Instagram.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

They fit as naturally in cheap pulp magazines as in upmarket literary glossies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Carter’s detailed account of the overhead and rigorous scheduling that go into running a magazine is eye-opening, and makes it pretty easy to see why so many glossies didn’t survive the digital transition.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2025

Long-faded glossies with names like Holiday, Venture and Horizon sent her to faraway lands and paid her handsomely, though she talked about money as “a constant worry.”

From New York Times Dec. 18, 2022

None of the other 14 contestants, though, can flex that they were a sous chef at Noma, which is often cited by many glossies and awards as the world’s best restaurant.

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2022

All the glossies I’d pored over in my bedroom at home, admiring the gymnasts who’d reached the top of the sport.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

What had been brothy turned to something thicker, glossier — golden, almost velvety.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2026

In the last few years, the streamer has leaned into releasing holiday films that are glossier than those found on the Hallmark Channel and just as satisfying.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 3, 2025

The budget for microdramas is usually between $100,000 and $250,000 for an entire season, compared with millions of dollars for glossier full-length shows.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

Horror is one of those examples where the glossier something is the less scary it is.

From New York Times Feb. 3, 2023

Even so, his eyes look glossier, and the blue irises take on a lovely, reflective sheen.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

And today, F1 isn’t merely one of Apple’s glossiest global partners with a blockbuster movie to show for it.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

For those still determined to aim for the furthest, glossiest reaches of the Benjamin Moore color wheel, there are some caveats.

From Salon Oct. 29, 2023

The U.K. pop rockers return to Sodo at their glossiest, riding high on this year’s ballyhooed “Being Funny in a Foreign Language.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 2022

As she was preparing to release “Crash,” the glossiest album of her career as a solo pop artist, Charli XCX was in the doldrums.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2022

One says that the girl's hair was yellow, another that it was of the glossiest black.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson




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