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Recent Examples of balm
When former President Barack Obama addressed the massive, merry crowd at the Obama Presidential Center dedication ceremony on June 18, a few lines landed like a balm.
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Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
To keep your lips smooth and hydrated year-round, apply this lip balm, which is formulated with beeswax and shea butter.
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Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Premium skincare products are also on sale, including EltaMD sunscreen, Hero's Mighty Patches, and the Elemis cleansing balm.
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Meaghan Kenny,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Channel that effortless French girl approach and keep things subtle and simple with a multipurpose lip and cheek balm.
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Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
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Heidi Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
To keep your lips smooth and hydrated year-round, apply this lip balm, which is formulated with beeswax and shea butter.
—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
Premium skincare products are also on sale, including EltaMD sunscreen, Hero's Mighty Patches, and the Elemis cleansing balm.
—
Meaghan Kenny,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Channel that effortless French girl approach and keep things subtle and simple with a multipurpose lip and cheek balm.
—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for balm
Noun
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Also known as fragrance stacking, layering means mixing scents to create your own custom blend according to Almira Armstrong, founder of Lumira.
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The dogs, specially trained to detect human scent, have spent days searching for people trapped beneath the rubble of nearly 200 buildings that collapsed following the two powerful back-to-back earthquakes.
Noun
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Dior and Louboutin also have luxury beauty lines, while Dior and Cartier have major fragrance businesses.
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There was also the Run space from WSN and ANDAM, featuring 12 designers across men’s, women’s, accessories and, for the first time, fragrance.
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His-and-hers hydrotherapy facilities each have a vitality pool, aroma-steam room, sauna, ice fountain and experience showers.
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Industry experts recommend choosing products based on aroma, terpenes, and considering THC as merely one factor among many.
Noun
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The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
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Instead, the category has recently evolved into something nuanced, blending new, unusual accords and creamy textures to create sophisticated, emotionally complex perfumes.
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“Balm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balm. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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