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as in to varnish
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as in to paint
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Recent Examples of gild
The rest of the ensemble works to mixed results: Ruffalo plays Marshall with a Trumpian affect and a game show host/televangelist style, licking his chops gilded with large white veneers; his wife (Toni Collette) fawns with her long manicure and salivates over sauce (yes, sauce).
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
New, platinum gilt Native American sculptures look good, and the new jewelry gallery looks fab.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 22 Feb. 2025
Spot a massive chedi (a Buddhist monument containing relics) and gilt Buddha statues at Wat Yai Chai Mang Kon, a temple from the earliest era of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
The group walked through a security screening into the mosque’s largest congregational area, gilded and beautifully white.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
New, platinum gilt Native American sculptures look good, and the new jewelry gallery looks fab.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 22 Feb. 2025
Spot a massive chedi (a Buddhist monument containing relics) and gilt Buddha statues at Wat Yai Chai Mang Kon, a temple from the earliest era of the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
The group walked through a security screening into the mosque’s largest congregational area, gilded and beautifully white.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gild
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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
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In addition to the federal case, Combs faces a torrent of civil suits that paint the one-time hip-hop kingmaker as a longtime abuser.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The book painted the Ninth Circuit as a hotbed of corruption, but as Peffer’s 2024 campaign was taking shape, there was no indication that the book Peffer promoted had any impact in that judicial circuit.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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The moss brings a splash of color that maintains a sophisticated and minimalist quality, while keeping a space from becoming whitewashed.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
14 May 2025
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Qatar, where women have to get permission from their male guardians to do things like go to college, and where a non-zero number of their nationals have been sanctioned by our government for their ties to ISIS and Qaeda terror financing, has been trying to whitewash its reputation for a while.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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To further personalize it, add their favorite quote to one of the patches by embroidering or printing onto an inkjet fabric sheet. 19 Beginner Sewing Projects and DIY Crafts to Try This Weekend 5.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2025
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The space was set up as a fashion studio with workers in white coats doing fittings on models, embroidering on fabric, and explaining the design to Middleton, who opted for an olive green patch pocket blazer with matching trousers by Victoria Beckham for the occasion.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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Air Traffic Control had cleared both planes, despite the airport being wreathed in fog.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2023
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The deal itself was wreathed in controversy.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2023
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Prominent government leaders like John F. Kennedy and Thurgood Marshall, as well as famous women including Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Grace Hopper, are buried here, too.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Here in Paris, he is technically buried on American soil: earth from the Battle of Bunker Hill.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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Her hair was styled with long waves that cascaded down her back and fringe to frame her face.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Hilton, 44, wore the intricate catsuit — which included cutouts up and down the arms, legs, sides and stomach — with a glittery, fringed white shrug to add a dash of sparkle.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Abandoning the arc allowed defenses to smother the paint, leaving then-rookies Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese burdened with double teams.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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To paraphrase the historian Simon Schama, if Thatcher was the stern nanny who gave Brits their medicine, Diana was the loving mother who smothered them in tactile affection.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
10 May 2025
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“Gild.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gild. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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