sunblock
noun
sun·block
ˈsən-ˌbläk 
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Wear a broad-spectrum, SPF 30 or higher water-resistant sunblock every day.
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Just keep one thing in mind: Austin days can be scorchers, even in October, so don’t leave your sunblock at home.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
This means applying moisturizers and sunblock and avoiding sleeping on wet hair.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 May 2025
Spring breakers happily sunbathed on the sand, sipped pink slushy cocktails at Señor Frog’s, flirted on the sidewalk and neglected to apply sunblock to their already pink shoulders.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 16 May 2025
Just keep one thing in mind: Austin days can be scorchers, even in October, so don’t leave your sunblock at home.
—Dan Reilly, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
This means applying moisturizers and sunblock and avoiding sleeping on wet hair.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 14 May 2025
Spring breakers happily sunbathed on the sand, sipped pink slushy cocktails at Señor Frog’s, flirted on the sidewalk and neglected to apply sunblock to their already pink shoulders.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Sunblock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunblock. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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sunblock
noun
sun·block
-ˌbläk
: a preparation (as a lotion) applied to the skin to prevent sunburn (as by physically blocking out the sun's rays)
Medical Definition
sunblock
noun
sun·block
ˈsən-ˌbläk
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