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Recent Examples of metallic
The 850-square-foot home opened into a small foyer, which Posey lined with a dark metallic patterned wallpaper.
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
In the first official image, Earle poses poolside in a teeny-tiny knit bikini with metallic straps.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Her makeup was a soft glam look, with a light metallic eyeshadow and a coordinating bold red lipstick that matched her bright red manicure perfectly.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Forget the traditional metallic aviator and pilot designs this spring.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 25 Feb. 2025
In the first official image, Earle poses poolside in a teeny-tiny knit bikini with metallic straps.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Her makeup was a soft glam look, with a light metallic eyeshadow and a coordinating bold red lipstick that matched her bright red manicure perfectly.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Forget the traditional metallic aviator and pilot designs this spring.
—Martino Carrera, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metallic
Adjective
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Shakespeare’s play assumes the shrieks and shrill cries of a B-movie.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Crucially, there’s very little reason to care about how Simon and Claire will take the break-ups, when both are such unbearably shrill stereotypes.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The giveaway begins with conservative Cardinal Tedesco (Sergio Castellitto, so great in Marco Bellocchio’s My Mother’s Smile but strident here, away from Bellocchio’s complex virtuoso ambivalence).—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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Fundamentalist Protestantism has emerged as a strident, controversial voice in South Korean conservative politics.—
ROBERT E. KELLY,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Image As for other noise, sports-watching venues across Canada were raucous.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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The result was a raucous and at times sentimental at television's most famous comedy hour.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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These dissonant elements have been in the DNA of Short n’ Sweet from the start.—
Abby Aguirre,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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The growling in the intro, the very advanced, dissonant piano parts and the crazy vocal performance ended me.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Pattinson, now deep into his post-Teen Beat phase of playing weirdos, gives Mickey the raspy voice and hangdog expression of the loser who dies first during a heist movie.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2025
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Hendry’s distinctive raspy voice adds a raw, authentic quality to his music.—
Ingrid Fajardo,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Just as jarring, in my view, has been Trump’s embrace of Putin-like tactics at home, a hallmark of his return to power which has unfolded with a speed and ferocity far different than what Trump was able to pull off in his first term.—
Susan B. Glasser,
The New Yorker,
20 Feb. 2025
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Turning the zoom dial too quickly creates a jarring effect, but a slower, steadier touch results in smooth footage.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His political opponents viewed him as grating, uncooperative, and at times dogmatic.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2024
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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
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White Noise—The womb is a noisy place, so a white-noise machine, fan, or vacuum can create a familiar, calming background sound.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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The background gets predictably noisy due to the Tiny SE’s small sensor, showing significantly more grain across flat surfaces than the Tiny 2.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Metallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metallic. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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