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Recent Examples of perfume
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Sometimes perfume makers apparently overstep on their own.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Essence, 22 July 2025
Warm, nutty aromas perfume the air at the La Tourangelle oil mill in northwest Woodland.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
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Noun
This martini, with its silky texture and delicate perfume, strikes that balance.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Sometimes perfume makers apparently overstep on their own.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
The Jamaican mountain air clung close, warm and perfumed with sage.
—Essence, 22 July 2025
Warm, nutty aromas perfume the air at the La Tourangelle oil mill in northwest Woodland.
—Sacbee.com, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfume
Noun
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By noon, the scent was not quite as strong, but still lingering.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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From slam dunks to signature scents, Shaquille O’Neal’s latest venture proves fragrance can be powerful, personal, and affordable.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Goth was previously featured as one of the faces of Prada’s La Femme fragrance, and has appeared in several Miu Miu campaigns, in addition to walking in the brand’s fall 2023 show.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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That’s where this fragrance-free, non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic collection — which was designed for all skin types — comes in.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Welcome to this year’s Best of Beauty winners in the Scent category, a list that includes nine genre-defining fragrances, a solid perfume, two body mists, one delicious-smelling hair mist, two oils, and four home aromas.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The aromas of this wine - maraschino cherry, pink roses and sea breeze - are dazzling; there is great freshness, excellent complexity and significant persistence; enjoy this over the next three to five years.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Perfume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfume. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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