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as in white
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as in opaque
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Recent Examples of milky
After going back and forth on the nuances of milky versus nude, Glamour editors decided to launch a formal investigation.
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
The look consists of a milky nude shade for the base and a pastel bubblegum pink for the tips.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
Unlike the popular milky-white nails and pearl nails, soap nails are meant to be incredibly natural-looking, leaning more towards sheer neutrals that look most like a base coat.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
The milky serum is powered by Viniferine, the brand’s natural extract derived from vine sap, alongside squalane and a biomimetic emulsifier to diminish all types of dark spots with consistent use.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
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Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
The look consists of a milky nude shade for the base and a pastel bubblegum pink for the tips.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 12 Mar. 2025
Unlike the popular milky-white nails and pearl nails, soap nails are meant to be incredibly natural-looking, leaning more towards sheer neutrals that look most like a base coat.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2025
The milky serum is powered by Viniferine, the brand’s natural extract derived from vine sap, alongside squalane and a biomimetic emulsifier to diminish all types of dark spots with consistent use.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milky
Adjective
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.—
Ellen Barry,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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The list in theory can be revised, with other countries added to it or the current ones removed, depending on these somewhat opaque evaluations.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The thick and opaque material in the pillar is outlined by the glow of more distant gas behind it.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But life is full of surprises, and Seong-ho Jang’s Angel Studios effort begins with Ebenezer Scrooge confronting the scary revelations shown to him by the Ghost of Christmas Future in a snowy graveyard.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
11 Apr. 2025
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The company revealed the recent successful birth of three snowy white dire wolf puppies – an animal that was extinct.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The touch screen was desensitized with a filmy layer of grease, the cumulative tapping of many dirty hands.—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The soap combines with the minerals in the water to leave a filmy residue on your hands.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Dangerously smooth and smoky drinks (whisky drinkers would enjoy the Mr. Wonka).—
Steph Solis,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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As the theory caught viral attention, TikTok users shared their reactions in the comments section, including memories of smoky bars and shifting social norms around cigarettes.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Black carbon is a dark, sooty byproduct of burning fossil fuels.—
Jillian Mock,
Discover Magazine,
17 Sep. 2019
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By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.—
Mike McCahill,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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If any leaves look wilted or slimy, choose a different bag.—
Alyssa Sybertz,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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Green tea also blocks E. coli from forming a biofilm, which is a slimy, protective shield that bacteria create to stick together and resist treatment.8 Green tea may also help certain antibiotics, like amoxicillin and ciprofloxacin, work better.—
Devineé Lingo, M.S.,
Health,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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On the engineering side, the plan is to design a better speaker, targeting the ideal frequency response for a turbid ecosystem, and doing so in a way that drives down the cost.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Nov. 2024
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Grass carp make the water more turbid; stiltgrass and common reed can block sight lines and reduce property values; and sea lamprey are a shocking sight when they are attached to sport fish.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
12 Sep. 2024
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“Milky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milky. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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