Definitions
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- adverb In a
cosmetic manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb for cosmetic purposes to improve appearance
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Examples
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They utilize a variant of some sort of "smart blur" feature, which cleverly reduces bitrates "cosmetically" so you don't notice the lost details as easily.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2009
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They utilize a variant of some sort of "smart blur" feature, which cleverly reduces bitrates "cosmetically" so you don't notice the lost details as easily.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2009
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They utilize a variant of some sort of "smart blur" feature, which cleverly reduces bitrates "cosmetically" so you don't notice the lost details as easily.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2009
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Humidity makes hair frizz and high temperatures could literally melt your face off -- cosmetically speaking of course.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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Humidity makes hair frizz and high temperatures could literally melt your face off -- cosmetically speaking of course.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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Humidity makes hair frizz and high temperatures could literally melt your face off -- cosmetically speaking of course.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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Humidity makes hair frizz and high temperatures could literally melt your face off -- cosmetically speaking of course.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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Humidity makes hair frizz and high temperatures could literally melt your face off -- cosmetically speaking of course.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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Humidity makes hair frizz and high temperatures could literally melt your face off -- cosmetically speaking of course.
Katie Campbell: Summer Beauty Survival Kit - 10 Tips for Looking Great and Keeping Your Cool Katie Campbell 2011
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I voted for 5, and wrote In May 1994, President Clinton used the full force of his office to convince House Democrats to drive their majority off a cliff, by enacting a ban on so-called ‘assault weapons’ (ordinary firearms with cosmetically incorrect features).
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