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Recent Examples of emollient
The British government will see a deal it as a vindication of Starmer’s emollient approach to Trump, which has avoided direct confrontation or criticism.
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Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
The British government will see a deal as a vindication of Starmer’s emollient approach to Trump, which has avoided direct confrontation or criticism.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
For dry skin, look for a richer, more emollient moisturizer.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
Thicker consistencies create an emollient barrier on top of the skin, trapping in the heat and exacerbating the inflammation.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
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Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
The British government will see a deal as a vindication of Starmer’s emollient approach to Trump, which has avoided direct confrontation or criticism.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
For dry skin, look for a richer, more emollient moisturizer.
—Cierra Black, Essence, 23 Apr. 2025
Thicker consistencies create an emollient barrier on top of the skin, trapping in the heat and exacerbating the inflammation.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emollient
Adjective
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Depictions of such raw humanity have the capacity to shape us into more compassionate community members, more thoughtful voters and more indignant seekers of justice.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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On the surface, this may sound compassionate.—
Eleanor Sobel,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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These changes would ensure a more merciful society, one that pardons in the name not of a sovereign president, but of the people.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Although Ake wants to be merciful, Anisha aided a crime that resulted in the death of a Federation officer.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Epstein’s lenient plea deal with federal prosecutors was the subject of the Miami Herald’s 2018 ‘Perversion of Justice’ series.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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As mentioned above, though, warm minimalism is more lenient in this regard, and welcomes the incorporation of personal items that are special or tell a story.—
Erica Puisis,
The Spruce,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Emollient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emollient. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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