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Recent Examples of chalky
How To Remove Hard-Water Stains Shower doors often develop chalky, white, hard-water stains from droplets of water drying on the glass.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
That white, chalky film in your shower?
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
On top of each colored rectangle, a swirling, chalky pigment appears in marbled patterns, giving an organic effect.
—Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The chalky white cast that some sunscreens lend to skin is one of the reasons people tend to shy away from them.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
Creatine supplements that work and don’t taste chalky This Jolly Rancher Cherry creatine delivers 5 grams per serving (the standard effective dose backed by research).
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Simply betting the most likely player to score a touchdown isn’t always optimal because sportsbooks provide those players with short, or chalky, odds to reach paydirt.
—Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Their gravel soils sit upon a limestone plateau and give the wine its chalky characteristics and bold minerality.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2026
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
That white, chalky film in your shower?
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 23 Feb. 2026
Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
On top of each colored rectangle, a swirling, chalky pigment appears in marbled patterns, giving an organic effect.
—Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
The chalky white cast that some sunscreens lend to skin is one of the reasons people tend to shy away from them.
—New Atlas, 14 Feb. 2026
Creatine supplements that work and don’t taste chalky This Jolly Rancher Cherry creatine delivers 5 grams per serving (the standard effective dose backed by research).
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Simply betting the most likely player to score a touchdown isn’t always optimal because sportsbooks provide those players with short, or chalky, odds to reach paydirt.
—Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Their gravel soils sit upon a limestone plateau and give the wine its chalky characteristics and bold minerality.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chalky
Adjective
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Coal burning power plants are also significant producers of carbon dioxide, a planet-warming gas, and once burned, the fuel leaves a dangerous ashy residue that readily contaminates groundwater and is difficult to remediate.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
25 Feb. 2026
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This is in addition to making my skin look ashy and highlighting flaky, dry skin.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And the screen is often duly obscured in a whitish haze, some of it moving through the skies above, some of it rising from the Phlegraean Fields, an active eight-mile-wide caldera to the west of Naples.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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Quivering along the frill of brownish gray and whitish yellow stripes skirting her foot, the epipodial tentacles are pale silver and waving, numbering over a hundred, electrifying her whole body with tastes, smells, vibrations from above, behind, everywhere.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Warm, ashen, and almost preternaturally glossy, consider the pop star's interpretation a blueprint for the mutable color trend.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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The venerable monk was draped in his maroon and saffron robe, his bare feet looking ashen with dust, a few of his toes still blackened from his arduous walk.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Popular choices include simple carbohydrates like cereal, granola, white bread, or pastries.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2026
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How to play Mega Millions Player can pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Mall).—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Gosling begins singing about the pale blue dot and his new movie — but the camera keeps panning away, selecting Harry!—
Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Mar. 2026
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Fruit Salad To keep things chic and simple, opt for a neutral base and ask for cherry, strawberry, orange, and blueberry designs in muted shades, with pale green stems to keep the look fun but not too outré.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Seychelles One of the most beautiful beaches in the world, this sandy strip is surrounded by lush palms and polished granite boulders.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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This easy-care perennial thrives in dry, sandy soil.—
Lynn McAlpine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Handsome Belgian executive Geert (Arieh Worthalter) regales an enthusiastic crowd with a yarn, while his mousy tech head Luc (Jan Hammenecker) demonstrates to what might be the world’s first speech-to-text technology.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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Her name is Minnie, but her shyness leans toward the mousy, though no one would ever say that to her, least of all her beloved and extremely outgoing best friend, Callie (Chloe Coleman).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Groom indoor plants to remove yellowing leaves and faded blooms.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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Before the third siren at seven o’clock Chitol parked his bicycle alongside hundreds of others like it, his identified by a faded yellow piece of his wife’s old sari around the handlebars, which doubled as a duster.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Chalky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalky. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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