as in glow
a smooth and shiny surface
The pot is covered with a bright red glaze. doughnuts with a chocolate glaze
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as in to coat
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Recent Examples of glaze
Peter Burke, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
Ice accumulations are expected to form a light glaze making driving hazardous.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
Max Golembo, ABC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Authentic Cajun spices like paprika and cayenne pepper join honey in their Cajun honey glazed ham.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Carve the ham and drizzle any remaining glaze over the slices before serving.
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Freezing rain could glaze roads to more than a half an inch creating treacherous driving conditions.
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But Vanderbilt has faced longer odds and would love to spend the rest of winter warmed by the glow of one last 2024 upset.J.J. Bailey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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The beeps, alerts, and endless digital distractions have shifted our gaze away from the eyes of others and into the glow of our devices.Michael Chad Hoeppner, TIME, 27 Dec. 2024
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Its tubing technology coats each lash for serious volume and all-day wear—no flaking, no clumps.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
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The outer surfaces were then sanded, covered with rice paper, coated, painted, and polished to a smooth hydrodynamic finish.David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
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For a more striking contrast, Olive & June’s Frosted Gloss is a silver sheer shimmer that can work on its own or can be layered.Audrey Noble, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
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But, like her lids, it's got a perfect touch of shimmer—or glaze, rather.Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Dec. 2024
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Under the apartment’s roof, for example, cellulose insulation boards were left exposed, and then varnished, without being concealed behind drywall.Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024
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The floor is put into the frame after the flooring panels have been varnished to stop water damage to the wood.CMG Containers, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024
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For 2nd time in a row, S&P sees annual gain over 20% NEW YORK -- Another milestone-shattering year for U.S. stocks ended Tuesday with indexes closing mostly lower as the market delivered a downbeat finish on the final day of Wall Street trading.COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Unlike other stick foundations, this one delivers a satin finish that achieves a radiantly smooth gleam IRL.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
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As the writer and climate activist Bill McKibben notes, Democrats going back to Barack Obama have touted the American gas boom, glossing it as a step toward a cleaner power source than crude oil or coal.Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Inside, the yacht-like blonde wood and cream leather upholstery were set apart by nautical switchgear and gloss black trim, all adding up to a most eye-pleasing experience.Scotty Reiss, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Starting with a chef’s table experience, and continuing through a three hour tasting menu, Capel’s French, Asian and Irish influences are narrated with confidence and polish.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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There are still questions at quarterback, where Jayden Maiava has tons of big-play potential, but not nearly enough polish yet to fully elevate USC’s offense.Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Farrow & Ball’s Great White paint lacquers the walls, giving the space a subtle lavender glow.Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Glaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glaze. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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