as in best
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the school accepts only the cream of the world's young violinists
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as in destroys
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant
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as in bombs
to defeat by a large margin
the novice player was creamed in her first tennis tournament
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Recent Examples of creams
Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Jan. 2026
We've been trained to use creams.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
When creams, serums, and spot treatments aren’t enough to clear stubborn acne, Accutane is typically the go-to intervention.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 12 Jan. 2026
My everyday product lineup includes a slew of cleansers, balms, serums, moisturizers, and eye creams to keep my face looking and feeling its best.
—Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
The palette of the house is very much blues, grays, creams and darkwood with hardly any color.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Chalky or greasy creams were unacceptable.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
In 2013, my husband Dave and I hauled a beat-up, fire-engine-red suitcase overflowing with sheet masks, toners, snail creams, and pimple patches to the Hester Street Fair, a weekend market in the Lower East Side.
—Charlotte Cho, Allure, 3 Jan. 2026
Our editors broke down the best co-washes for healthier curls and the hyaluronic acid serums and creams that keep skin hydrated through winter.
—Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
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Currently, dermocosmetics is Aroma-Zone’s strongest product category, which comprises facial serums, creams and cleansers.
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The 7-footer has been great for San Antonio after signing a four-year, $41 million contract this past summer, averaging personal bests in points, rebounds, assists and blocks per game.—
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Cameron Boozer had 17 points and season-bests in assists with nine and steals with four for Duke (13-1, 2-0).—
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Accordingly, the treatments misprescribed can be ineffective at best and harmful at worst, all while the parasite further destroys the cornea.—
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The bill also establishes a Class A misdemeanor if someone, without authorization of the patients, alters, forges, conceals or destroys a request for medication or rescission of a request for medication to affect a health care decision.—
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If Venezuela and its region instead spiral into chaos and suffering, Trump will merely look like a bully, a president who cowers when facing the mighty — in Moscow or Beijing, say — but bombs those who can’t return fire, whether in Nigeria, Yemen or Venezuela.—
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Above, South Lake Tahoe ripper Emma Dayberry bombs through Kirkwood’s fabled Finger chutes, a quick traverse off of the Cornice Express six-pack chairlift.—
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Think ‘your nails, but better’ looks, from subtle beiges to princess-worthy pale pinks and chic milky whites.—
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Every detail is carefully considered, right down to the moon-like globe lighting (which we're told is meant to emulate the bulbs surrounding a starlet's dressing room mirrors), and a calming palette of forest greens, powder pinks and deep blues gives the space a classic yet contemporary feel.—
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Following the adventures of the titular sheep, the franchise’s latest takes place at Mossy Bottom Farm on Halloween Eve, watching as excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch.—
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In fact, some of the greatest novels are about how reading ruins lives—starting with the book often considered the first modern novel, Don Quixote.—
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Or whips around his defender in a bold pirouette.—
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Marty whips off his sport coat and throws it in the crowd.—
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If the city demolishes the building, the costs will be assessed to the property owner.—
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The sequencer pastes together the strings and the quality scores, along with some other metadata, read by read, to form what is called a FASTQ file.—
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“Creams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creams. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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