Gillette
Americannoun
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King Camp, 1855–1932, U.S. businessman: inventor of the safety razor.
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William (Hooker), 1855–1937, U.S. actor and dramatist.
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a town in NE Wyoming.
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a male given name, form of Gilbert.
Example Sentences
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On Instagram, Gillette posted a picture of its stadium logo covered in what looks like a mound of shaving foam with the caption, “At least we got to choose how we cover it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Advances by Gillette that made everyday shaving less painful—and the rise of bristly adversaries like Stalin and Hitler—drove American politicians into a long period of clean-shavedness.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Boston, is scheduled to host seven matches, but town officials have reportedly, external said it may pull out of hosting games unless it receives the funding.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
“Preliminary information indicates the man may have mistaken the mushroom for a variety that is edible in his home country,” Gillette said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
Enrique didn’t exactly get a mountain of stuff either, unless a four-pack of deodorant and a new Gillette razor along with a bunch of replacement blades counted.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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