as in crystal
easily seen through
we could see fish swimming beneath the crystalline ice of the frozen lake
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Recent Examples of crystalline
One man’s demise is accompanied not with geysers of gore but an explosion of red flower petals, another with the crystalline burst of a champagne bottle.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
This idyllic south coast stretch features bright white sand that meets crystalline waters, against the backdrop of the majestic Morne Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
—Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Amorphous silicon dioxide commonly occurs in foods and supplements, while crystalline silicon dioxide is generally found in industrial settings.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Joaquin Phoenix, reprising his Oscar-winning performance from the controversial 2019 movie, croaks his way through a selection of standards in a voice that may remind you of the late Joe Cocker or the sound of glass being churned into little crystalline bits in the garbage disposal.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Aug. 2024
This idyllic south coast stretch features bright white sand that meets crystalline waters, against the backdrop of the majestic Morne Mountain, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
—Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Amorphous silicon dioxide commonly occurs in foods and supplements, while crystalline silicon dioxide is generally found in industrial settings.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
Joaquin Phoenix, reprising his Oscar-winning performance from the controversial 2019 movie, croaks his way through a selection of standards in a voice that may remind you of the late Joe Cocker or the sound of glass being churned into little crystalline bits in the garbage disposal.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crystalline
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The bottle is crafted from crystal glass, with 30 facets representing the Japanese calendar months, and it’s adorned with traditional maki-e lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlays.Rachel King, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Maggie Henriquez, chief executive officer at Baccarat since 2022, is passing the crystal baton to Printemps executive Laurence Nicolas, who will take up the management helm of the French luxury firm in early 2025.Miles Socha, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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Use transparent metrics, public reporting, and stakeholder engagement to ensure your company’s AI aligns with ethical standards and human rights ideals.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Sony’s plan to build an entire franchise out of standalone films about Peter Parker’s nemeses always read as a transparent attempt at riding Marvel Studios’ coattails post-Spider-Man: Homecoming.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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Despite their assumption that the lake was frozen and devoid of organisms, ground-penetrating radar scans indicated the presence of liquid water underneath ice caps ranging between roughly 11 and 36 feet deep.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
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Catch up quick: Direct air capture (DAC) companies suck carbon dioxide directly from the air, often using a solid sorbent or liquid solvent.Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Crystalline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crystalline. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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