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once given away as a cheap prize at carnivals, this opalescent glass is now highly prized by collectors
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But sometimes the criteria for inclusion are murkier, as in Catherine Opie’s opalescent views of Lake Michigan, one for each season, hung with their horizons in line.
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Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
The formal coupes are polished using specialty techniques to reveal a reflective, opalescent finish.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
In the crowd, Taraji P. Henson and her hairstylist Tym Wallace showed up in matching opalescent grills with the former in a dirty blonde pompadour pixie.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 May 2025
Mike Navarro, an oceanographer at the University of Alaska Southeast, studied opalescent squids during his PhD at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
—Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
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Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 21 July 2025
The formal coupes are polished using specialty techniques to reveal a reflective, opalescent finish.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
In the crowd, Taraji P. Henson and her hairstylist Tym Wallace showed up in matching opalescent grills with the former in a dirty blonde pompadour pixie.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 12 May 2025
Mike Navarro, an oceanographer at the University of Alaska Southeast, studied opalescent squids during his PhD at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
—Jules Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
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“Opalescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opalescent. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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opalescent
adjective
opal·es·cent
ˌō-pə-ˈles-ᵊnt 
: reflecting an iridescent light
saliva is a viscous opalescent fluid
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