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jawline

American  
[jaw-lahyn] / ˈdʒɔˌlaɪn /

noun

  • jawlines
    plural
  1. the outline or edge of the lower jawbone, between the neck and cheek.


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“When entombed in snow and ice, the skull is preserved. But when exposed to melt, it weathers away, which will lead to a changing jawline and expanding eye socket.”

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Older adults and women in particular can experience hormonal acne that pops up along the jawline and chin, Aguh said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

He continues by "mewing," a TikTok trend where people suck in their cheeks and point a finger at their jawline to emphasize their chiseled features.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

They then estimated the shape of the man's face, lips and nose by adding muscles to the model and established he had a rounded chin and square jawline, with a down-turned nose.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

Before she turned to go, I saw she had a brown, sickle-shaped birthmark on the smooth skin just above her left jawline.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

The influencer Clavicular has gained thousands of followers as he chronicles his extreme "looksmaxxing" - working to meet a set of prescribed criteria for attractiveness, with particular importance given to jawlines, eyes and physique.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Looksmaxxing” has men hammering their jawlines, chiseling their own bone structure like Michelangelo with a front-facing camera.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

Now men and boys are facing their own heightened images of perfection: sharp jawlines, massive muscles, glowing skin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

They look at you from behind inscrutable eyes, aloof and moderately annoyed, jawlines jutting like ice floes.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2023

Maybe it’s because they balance the jawlines just so.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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