metallic

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Recent Examples of metallic The dress, which is entirely metallic, has straps reminiscent of starfish. Ana Serrano, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2025 Demi Moore was among the stars who stood out in metallic attire. The Styles Desk, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025 Rhinestone and crystal embellishments and metallic foils help deliver the futuristic vibe. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2025 Her metallic lace Louis Vuitton gown featured a flared skirt and exaggerated hips. Hannah Malach, WWD, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for metallic 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metallic
Adjective
  • Alecia lets out a shrill whistle and the shadowy figures of our campmates stand up around the fire, applauding.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Very bold colors—a long, bright orange hallway—and wacky costumes like Harvey’s floral suits, to give the film a strident, distinct look and feel.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The next day, while the country was still overcome by grief and anger, a song appeared on Indian WhatsApp groups, sung by a strident female voice.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Especially for Pirates in the Caribbean night, when everybody – kids and adults – pull something out of Jack Sparrow’s closet for dinner, a raucous parrhty on Deck 10 and Magic Kingdom-caliber fireworks – the only fireworks display, we are reminded by the cruise director, by a cruise line at sea.
    Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Posey, in particular, described the possibility of Sasaki pitching for the Giants in the playoffs in front of a raucous Oracle Park.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • These songs all have a beautiful sadness to them and have a pop mentality, but there is always something dissonant or tense about them at times, musically.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Relationships between objects are often obscure, dissonant.
    Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Aides at the time blamed Biden’s raspy voice on a cold.
    Brett Samuels, The Hill, 8 July 2024
  • Blige’s voice has become more raspy with time, and instead of finding material that suits it, Good Morning Gorgeous surrounds Blige with loud distractions like drill beats and DJ Khaled ad-libs.
    Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The about-face was a long time coming, but still felt jarring thanks to the rushed nature of the show in its final two seasons.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The bottom foam layer absorbs the impact energy of the sole hitting hard, jarring terrain, while the upper layer soaks up energy from each step to repurpose into the liftoff of the next step.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • His political opponents viewed him as grating, uncooperative, and at times dogmatic.
    Daniel R. DePetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Find it on Amazon Save Dishes With This Hand Grater This Hand Grater has three grating surfaces, a non-slip base, measurements, and a vegetable peeler.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • If your exhaust fan is still noisy after cleaning, this could indicate loose screws or a problem with the motor.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
  • If there’s a slightly noisier spot (or spots) in the apartment, that is another indicator of gaps that might allow smells to seep in and could benefit from sealant, says Arianna Deane, an architect and A+A+A cofounder.
    Diana Budds, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2025

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“Metallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metallic. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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