lacquer

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Recent Examples of lacquer That space is anchored by a big blue table, lacquered in Japanese urushi by artist Jo Nagasaka. Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025 Farrow & Ball’s Great White paint lacquers the walls, giving the space a subtle lavender glow. Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024 The chicken wings could be the best of the bunch, with crisp skin lacquered in a sweet and spicy brown sugar glaze. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Key furniture pieces are curved and lacquered in a deep, burgundy shade, a key color of the season. Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 20 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for lacquer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lacquer
Verb
  • Except there’s a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, and coated in a puzzle.
    Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 July 2025
  • Chicken and waffles are also popular, and one waffle menu item comes coated in Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • The coarsest grades of steel wool can strip paint or varnish and remove rust from surfaces.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • And if all that hasn’t caused your eyes to glaze over completely, well done, pour yourself a drink.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 July 2025
  • The corndog is glazed with a sweet chili butter and topped with jalapeños.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • The liquid-to-matte formula glides on weightlessly, providing all-day wear with food-grade ingredients, and can be easily glossed by layering over with a clear balm.
    Laia Farran Graves, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Use this on natural or color-treated hair in between hair glossing appointments—the deep blue pigments will work immediately to combat unwanted warm tones.
    Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Define swim lanes for each spokesperson, and then polish the narrative for each.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Most high school seniors applying to selective colleges this fall don’t need a lot of advice on how to polish their personal essay or list extracurriculars.
    Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025

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“Lacquer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lacquer. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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