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But you might have no idea if you’ve been listening to hockey-ignorant media dopes like me lather attention on the incoming World Cup and the East Coast-pleasing, media-hub Knicks-Spurs NBA final.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

It may seem like years in the past at this point, but it was only three little months ago that the world got itself worked into a lather over Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights.”

From Salon ● May 3, 2026

“Soap doesn’t lather as well with hard water,” said Campbell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2024

The apes picked leaves, chewed them into a green-white lather, and rubbed the substance onto their arms and legs.

From Science Magazine ● May 1, 2024

“Better. Therese told me there is a large group of Abnegation refugees in one of the factionless safe houses,” says Susan as I lather soap into my hair.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Now he says he's frightened by the sun and lathers himself up in SPF before even thinking about stepping outdoors.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

And cosmetic companies, which were shifting away from animal- or petroleum-based ingredients, were captivated by its miracle properties: It foams in toothpaste and shaving gel, moisturizes soaps and lathers in shampoo.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2020

Because you don’t have to apply foams or lathers before use, it’s also the quickest way to go.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2019

When the other voices are not enough, Smith pulls a hoarse yell from somewhere near his sternum and lathers out his judgment.

From The New Yorker ● Jun. 18, 2018

“It lathers good, and it’ll take the top layer of skin right off you.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

She ate more black beans, lathered her scalp with French soap and opted for root perms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

Shinichirō Watanabe's vision marries futuristic visuals with realism, with the series' jazz score treated as something to be felt and then absorbed, like dry skin lathered in shea butter.

From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2025

Featuring questionable special effects, costumes and rock star Sting lathered in baby oil, the Guardian's Charles Bramesco wrote that Lynch's experiments left the franchise "radioactive for decades".

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025

“His face lathered and wearing one of his famous grins,” he talked “gayly to his press friends” while he was being shaved, Price wrote.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2023

The mare stood quietly in the middle of the road, lathered and exhausted.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

So, thanks to my time in the scanner, I am now far more enthusiastic about lathering sunscreen all over my body - rather than only on my face.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Hers is a labor-intensive process, teasing out the dough, lathering on the praline filling, and then letting the cakes rest and rise for several hours.

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024

Some people benefit from lathering up every day.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

Other water-saving actions include turning off the shower/faucet while lathering or brushing teeth and installing a greywater recycling system.

From National Geographic ● Jul. 25, 2023

Vola began lathering up her hands without turning around.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker