adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cosmetic surgery
cosmetic/plastic surgery (= surgery to improve someone’s appearance )
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More and more people are choosing to have plastic surgery.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
change
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A cosmetic change to alter the face of the offside rule Talking point.
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Last week, Peron was back in business, with a few cosmetic changes .
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Evidently, cosmetic changes like getting rid of man do not entirely work.
exercise
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In the event, Wilson opted for the cosmetic exercise , but no one could foretell this in February 1974.
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It was said she wanted to play no part in a cosmetic exercise designed to put a happy face on the marriage.
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Does the Minister agree that that reform package was merely a cosmetic exercise ?
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Many foreign commentators, however, described the lifting of martial law as a cosmetic exercise .
surgery
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I have seen too many people who have looked odd after cosmetic surgery .
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We talked about cosmetic surgery and we asked to see the scars.
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Have cosmetic surgery every two years?
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Women who undergo cosmetic surgery still far outnumber their male counterparts.
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More women are now undergoing cosmetic surgery more and more often.
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It would be so even if cosmetic surgery were painless, which it most definitely is not.
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The aim is to tell the surgeons about a survey which shows the most popular forms of cosmetic surgery .
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Health authorities have already begun to restrict services, most commonly removal of tattoos and cosmetic surgery .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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80% of women who have surgery to enlarge their breasts do it for cosmetic reasons.
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a cosmetic sponge
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The house needs no structural work, just a few cosmetic repairs.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Early regular mobilisation of the prepuce after surgery ensures an excellent functional and cosmetic result.
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Embalming is a sanitary, cosmetic , and preservative process through which the body is prepared for interment.
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Hirsutism is a less frequent side effect that may be a cosmetic problem in females.
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In instances where a flare-up of the disease later attenuated earlier cosmetic benefits, patients became skeptical of surgery.
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In the event, Wilson opted for the cosmetic exercise, but no one could foretell this in February 1974.
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She refuses to be part of the general cosmetic industry hype.
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Yet we do what we always do when confronted with a challenge: Lunge for a quick, easy and cosmetic solution.