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Recent Examples of perfume
Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Kilmer's performance is like a perfume, a conjuring of unnamable moods: muskiness on the rumpled sheets of a hotel bed, the welcoming heat of late-afternoon sunlight, the whorls of dusky paint on an 18th century masterpiece in a gilt frame.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Each order is wrapped in a red pouch and perfumed with Guerlain’s Habit Rouge.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The chemicals also help lubricate substances and carry fragrances in various personal care products including deodorant; nail polish; perfumes; hair gels, sprays or shampoos; soaps; and body lotions.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
Kilmer's performance is like a perfume, a conjuring of unnamable moods: muskiness on the rumpled sheets of a hotel bed, the welcoming heat of late-afternoon sunlight, the whorls of dusky paint on an 18th century masterpiece in a gilt frame.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
But oh, does Sorrentino know how to apply liberal splashes of visual lushness to this pretty fashion plate of a movie that’s perfumed like one of those ads in a magazine.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
Each order is wrapped in a red pouch and perfumed with Guerlain’s Habit Rouge.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perfume
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Prouvost engage audiences in quantum fundamentals not through complex explanations of concepts like qubits, but through video and sound developed with a quantum computer, as well scent and sculptural elements reflecting quantum phenomena.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Bring them into your home, too — at least the scent of them with this Yankee Candle.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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While many of its fragrances are available stateside, thanks to Nordstrom, one of the best is Cedre Superfluide.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2025
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Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics (still majority-owned by Coty) is understood to have had success with its fragrances Cosmic Kylie Jenner Eau De Parfum and Cosmic 2.0.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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These fragrant groundcovers offer pleasing aromas and colorful flowers.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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The restaurant’s lushly landscaped garden is ready to seat as many as 1,000 customers, and the aromas of cheese enchiladas and fajitas—recipes perfected over 89 years—fill the air.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Perfume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perfume. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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