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Recent Examples of pore
Leaving makeup on your skin for long periods can weaken the skin barrier, causing clogged pores, breakouts, and even eye infections.
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Sarah Bradley, Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Infused with hyaluronic acid—a mainstay in wrinkle-filling—the serum also has niacinamide, which refines the pores while strengthening the skin barrier.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
By removing the underlying mechanism of acne (sebum production), isotretinoin unclogs pores and quells skin inflammation.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Why Whiteheads on Nose Fill and Clog Whiteheads form when the pore becomes blocked by a combination of sebum (oil), dead skin cells, and other impurities.
—William Truswell, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Bradley, Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Infused with hyaluronic acid—a mainstay in wrinkle-filling—the serum also has niacinamide, which refines the pores while strengthening the skin barrier.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
By removing the underlying mechanism of acne (sebum production), isotretinoin unclogs pores and quells skin inflammation.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
Why Whiteheads on Nose Fill and Clog Whiteheads form when the pore becomes blocked by a combination of sebum (oil), dead skin cells, and other impurities.
—William Truswell, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pore
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Now, new research has found another potential health risk linked to these sugary drinks—oral cavity cancer.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
16 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, public health authorities, including the American Dental Association, support fluoride being put in drinking water to prevent cavities.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
16 Apr. 2025
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Not content just to confirm its arrival, Veach deftly sliced a slit in the plastic to minimize any potential forensic trail, removed the new game and swapped in the old version before carefully rewrapping it.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Reviewers did debate if the slit was too high or not, but that can vary from person to person depending on your own height and modesty preferences.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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This fleshy conglomerate feels vaguely seductive despite having only navels for orifices, only knee-like lumps for appendages.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
27 Nov. 2024
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Like other Ediacaran fossils, Quaestio doesn't seem to posses any orifices.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
18 Oct. 2024
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That's good news as purple and green longitudinal chromatic aberration that's often visible with bright aperture lenses is all but impossible to remove with software, black-and-white conversions aside.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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And get an even closer look thanks to the 8 times digital zoom and 24mm objective aperture that offers a broader field of vision.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Mar. 2025
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The interspace is enchanted mainly in its normalcy.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
17 June 2024
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These songs mess with interspace.—
Sheldon Pearce,
The New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2021
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After facing major technical difficulties last weekend, Rema gave a rousing, redemptive performance during his Sunday slot at Coachella weekend two.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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During Weekend 1, Weezer played during the same slot time on April 12.—
Ema Sasic,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, Bristowe reflected on her 2018 split from ex Shawn Booth and acknowledged her own role in their breakup during an episode of her podcast.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The new tour follows decades of tension between the brothers, who last performed together during Oasis’ 2009 tour before an infamous backstage blow-up in Paris led to the band’s split.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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Williams loves that the three-in-one (stick, handheld, or high-reach) can easily convert to make the most of the crevice tool, combination dusting brush, and upholstery tool.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
9 Apr. 2025
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There's a flexible hose to nab hard-to-reach messes, a transparent crevice tool for corners and sofa cushions, as well as a dust brush to loosen hair and dust from upholstery.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Pore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pore. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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