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Recent Examples of unctuous Pasta sauces are unctuous, and the tiramisu made my lactose-intolerant dining companion giddy. Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024 For cooking the aromatic vegetables, but also dotted overtop, butter seeps into the breadcrumbs and crisps up the top for an unctuous, golden bite. Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024 Stir-fry noodle dishes like crystal-clear glassy jap chae ($19) and chewy udon ($19) noodles deliver more simple comfort, tossed with tender-crisp veggies in unctuous soy and oyster sauces, respectively. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024 The 31-year-old sherry bomb explodes in torrents of coconut and pineapple fruit before an unctuous, lingering finish of tobacco smoke. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for unctuous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unctuous
Adjective
  • This fake news gave white authorities the pretense to quash Black organizing and control Black labor.
    Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made by History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Call scams have been making headlines recently, fueled by the rise in AI threats and urgent but fake banking and technical support calls that push users to install software or transfer money.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Designed for sensitive and oily to acne-prone skin, the all-in-one cleanser and makeup remover delivers a 12-hour matte finish to control shine and reduce excess oil without stripping the skin.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Eating healthy, oily fish, which are packed with omega-3 fatty acids, is encouraged, while eggs, dairy and poultry are eaten in much smaller portions than in the traditional Western diet.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Bernardo Kastrup, a double Ph.D. in Computer Engineering and Philosophy and former CERN scientist, has propounded this thinking and collaborated with leaders like Dr. Faggin.
    Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Unlike the Arizona’s double buckle, this style is designed with an adjustable single strap.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • One defense, beginning in the late eighteen-hundreds, was flypaper, sheets of which were coated on one side with an oleaginous substance that lured flies, then permanently trapped them.
    David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
  • At any moment, the noodles might dissolve, the cheese topping burn, the dish collapse into a soggy, oleaginous mess.
    Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • By After Testing Over 30 Best Sellers By Siena Gagliano Unlike balms, which can make lip color slide around, a primer locks it in while keeping lips soft and comfortable.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 2 Mar. 2025
  • For lip color, reach for the Merit Beauty Signature lipsticks.
    Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • It was announced shortly before Feb. 14, which marked seven years since the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland and as our newspapers remain filled with tragic and preventable homicides caused by irresponsible gun owners, this move is sickening.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
  • There’s a sickening, satisfying weight behind each strike here, especially with the sprays of blood when Matt repeatedly throws one goon against the wobbling refrigerator.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • There are a couple of superficial parallels to the present day.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2025
  • But her natural effervescence is largely wasted by an execution that’s so painfully superficial the show feels like a parody of itself.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • For years, Knight has hinted at Snoop’s alleged jealousy of Tupac, believing that the East Coast-West Coast rivalry and personal tensions led to strained relationships within their inner circle.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 25 Feb. 2025
  • State of play: DeSantis and Trump have long had a strained relationship.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025

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“Unctuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unctuous. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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