as in glow
a smooth and shiny surface
The pot is covered with a bright red glaze. doughnuts with a chocolate glaze
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Nora Colomer
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For mains, there’s a 12-ounce ribeye with royal oyster mushrooms, peppercorn sauce and golden hasselback potatoes ($48); a lamb rack glazed with spicy gochujang and chimichurri ($39); and roasted Atlantic salmon with baby carrots, asparagus and tarragon beurre blanc ($28).
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Topped with brown sugar pecan streusel and orange blossom maple glaze.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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Noun
The recipe uses a smoky chili-lime rub and a sticky peanut butter and strawberry glaze for a balanced finish.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025
For mains, there’s a 12-ounce ribeye with royal oyster mushrooms, peppercorn sauce and golden hasselback potatoes ($48); a lamb rack glazed with spicy gochujang and chimichurri ($39); and roasted Atlantic salmon with baby carrots, asparagus and tarragon beurre blanc ($28).
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2025
Verb
Amazon These lip jams feel like donut glaze smeared on your mouth (in the best way).
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 11 July 2025
Topped with brown sugar pecan streusel and orange blossom maple glaze.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glaze
Noun
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This facial will help restore your glow and your faith.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
22 July 2025
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Its boat ride travels through a dark and dense indoor jungle filled with glow in the dark plants.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Verb
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Except there’s a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, and coated in a puzzle.—
Irina Ivanova,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
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Chicken and waffles are also popular, and one waffle menu item comes coated in Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The bubblegum blush on her cheekbones matched that of her gloss on stage, adding warmth to the otherwise moody aesthetic, which was comprised of charcoal shimmer dragged across her lids and under eyes, black liquid eyeliner and lash extensions.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 July 2025
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Arizona's Emerald Cave, also known as Emerald Cove, shimmers with luminous green light.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
17 July 2025
Verb
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The coarsest grades of steel wool can strip paint or varnish and remove rust from surfaces.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2025
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In Pasto, a community gathers around varnishing — from old trade networks between harvesters, carpenters, and varnishers to fairs where artisans demonstrate their craft.—
Gabriela Molina Riascos,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My mom’s house is the epitome of modern farmhouse design with its distressed finishes, rustic textures, and neutral palette.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
24 July 2025
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Laurel Foundry Modern Farmhouse Hiles Resin Birdbath with Solar Light Both birds and humans find the birdbath attractive with its vintage pedestal design, antique finish, and delicate fleur-de-lys accents.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 July 2025
Verb
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The resulting record features Taff’s beautiful and reasonably raw covers of tunes by Prince, Bill Withers, U2 and Depeche Mode, for starters, all played for grit, not gloss.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 June 2025
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The liquid-to-matte formula glides on weightlessly, providing all-day wear with food-grade ingredients, and can be easily glossed by layering over with a clear balm.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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At that stage, your investors will expect more polish and rigor.—
Rebecca Mitchem,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Her nails are painted in bright pink polish and glitter.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
Verb
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National reporters and true crime junkies dug in, while local officials — already lacquered in scandal — looked so crooked a frame job seemed not just possible but probable.—
Tom Blakely,
Boston Herald,
27 June 2025
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The jury is still out on whether pork ribs lacquered in lemongrass barbecue sauce provide spiritual enlightenment, but the tender meat is a master class in balancing sweet and savory.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Glaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glaze. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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