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Tall, lean and topped with a crown of snow-white hair, Boston’s own John Slattery has – on stage, television and in films – managed a spectacular career playing smart, commanding and occasionally devious men.—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 4 Nov. 2025 The two-mile loop takes between two to three hours to complete and provides expansive views of the rippling snow-white gypsum dunes.—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025 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 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
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of snow-white was
before the 12th century
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