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Today, coveted for its snow-white color, veined with delicate gray, the marble is being mined at an astonishing rate.—Meara Sharma, The Dial, 22 July 2025 The crunchy rice and springy jelly noodles play strong supporting roles, but the star is a snow-white scoop of coconut-pandan ice cream made by 626 Hospitality Group, a nearby soft-serve shop.—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 May 2025 Based in the Palace of Justice’s former library, this suite is laid out as an enfilade with an entrance on each end and detailed touches like snow-white crown molding, colossal light features, and enough books to make Belle jealous.—Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025 Brassica oleracea Sun Exposure: Full sun Soil Type: Loam, sand
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Gardenias
Gardenias are the perfect shrub to add a lovely fragrance and snow-white blooms to the garden.—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025 Women began appearing at anti-Trump protests wearing costumes inspired by the show—the handmaids’ long red cloaks and snow-white broad-brimmed bonnets serving as symbols of their political discontent.—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025 Designated the state bird of Alaska in 1955, this rotund creature takes on a drastically different appearance depending on the season, with snow-white plumage in the winter and mottled brown feathers during the warmer seasons.—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 The Heavenly Bed quickly became popular, leading to it being sold at Nordstroms — and to rivals rolling out their own fluffy snow-white mattress offerings.—Michael J. De La Merced, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 Resting near the top of a utility pole, the majestic bird was impossible to miss, with that telltale snow-white plumage.—Jamie Siebrase, The Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2025
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of snow-white was
before the 12th century
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