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Recent Examples of metallic
Copper What Queenie Nguyen describes as a muted terracotta with a hint of metallic shimmer, a dusty copper just elevates a basic earth tone shade.
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Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
Issa Rae gave the strappy sandal trend a metallic update on Saturday at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, arriving in Stuart Weitzman’s Georgie 100 heels in liquid metallic leather.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2025
In 1980, Glenn Seaborg, who was part of the team that first isolated plutonium, was able to turn several thousand atoms of the metallic element bismuth into gold by using a particle accelerator.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2025
Dental molds, metallic wiring, scraps of paper with little drawings and designs are everywhere in the small storefront in Liberty City, which for 40 years has been a cultural staple for anyone looking for a set of grillz.
—Cordell Jones, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
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Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2025
Issa Rae gave the strappy sandal trend a metallic update on Saturday at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, arriving in Stuart Weitzman’s Georgie 100 heels in liquid metallic leather.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2025
In 1980, Glenn Seaborg, who was part of the team that first isolated plutonium, was able to turn several thousand atoms of the metallic element bismuth into gold by using a particle accelerator.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Aug. 2025
Dental molds, metallic wiring, scraps of paper with little drawings and designs are everywhere in the small storefront in Liberty City, which for 40 years has been a cultural staple for anyone looking for a set of grillz.
—Cordell Jones, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metallic
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The warnings start coming in, first shrill alarms from our cellphones alerting us of a tornado warning, and then the stirring call of tornado-warning sirens outside of the windows.—
Colleen Hagerty,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2025
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The shrill, ominous sound is instantly recognizable, and for anyone who’s experienced the real thing, gut-churning.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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However, such strident posts on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites were considered by councilors to be peripheral, while far more persuasive were emails and face-to-face interactions with constituents.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Only a handful of Republicans voted against the rescissions package, while even some past strident supporters of public media, like Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) voted to end the funding.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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However, as is the subject of the summer 2025 concert film Gary Numan: A Perfect Circle, Numan charted his way back to the arena 41 years after his retirement performances, where he was greeted by a raucous audience that had awaited his return all along.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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Joining the din of already raucous sequel-mania, studios have offered audiences revival after revival aimed at capturing coming-of-age nostalgia.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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By plunging the viewer into this chaotic inner world, Aster illustrates the dissonant appeal of being enmeshed in the perspective of, and maybe even rooting for, an individual committed to their belief in justice—even if that commitment can border on sordid.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
23 July 2025
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The dissonant hoover synths seethe like Bernard Herrmann strings — echoing the lyrics’ references to Hitchcock’s Psycho, Vertigo, and Rear Window.—
Kristen S. Hé,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This is why Dijon’s language works best as sound, not narrative—his rangy, raspy voice seethes and triumphs, mocks and threatens; there’s no world in which his polygonal perspective can be discerned from a lyric sheet.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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Khamenei’s public absence throughout the conflict and his raspy speech in its aftermath have prompted speculation about his health and the theocracy’s continuity of leadership.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Aug. 2025
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Advocates like Diane Santos, already raw from Lamont’s singlehanded move to prevent OPCs, said the announcement was jarring.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
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If you’re only seen Dylan at a theater these past few years, the atmosphere of the Outlaw Festival will be quite jarring.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
2 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Finally, use proper grating technique: press food across the surface of the greater instead of down.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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Finding the perfect coffee maker has been a perpetual and grating search for me.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The noisy ones have either hope or larceny in their souls.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rez said platforms should build internal mechanisms that elevated antisemitism protections above noisy or majority-sourced signals in training.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Metallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metallic. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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