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Recent Examples of metallic
In addition to the black mesh base and metallic silver overlays with dashes of red, the look also mixes in green, blue, pink and tan shades, resulting in the most colorful combination to arrive on the 1906L silhouette yet.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
On one hand, Janelle James rocked sparkling metallic nails, and, on the other, nude reigned supreme with Quinta Brunson, a pregnant Krys Marshall, and virtually everyone else.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
With uniform, metallic, and intense finish, these nails make a statement while maintaining versatility.
—Andrea Carbajal, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2025
Jenna Ortega appeared at the Marrakech International Film Festival in a red one-shoulder gown with a metallic choker detail.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
On one hand, Janelle James rocked sparkling metallic nails, and, on the other, nude reigned supreme with Quinta Brunson, a pregnant Krys Marshall, and virtually everyone else.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
With uniform, metallic, and intense finish, these nails make a statement while maintaining versatility.
—Andrea Carbajal, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2025
Jenna Ortega appeared at the Marrakech International Film Festival in a red one-shoulder gown with a metallic choker detail.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metallic
Adjective
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Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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One option is to simply double down on the existing approach and become shriller.—
Robert G. Eccles,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Jinn notes that this supereffective cleansing oil rinses completely clean, leaving skin soft rather than squeaky.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
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The squeaky wheel definitely gets the grease today.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Spanberger and Sherrill should, and will, face strident calls from their LGBTQ+ constituents to go further in their support for trans people of all ages, and to not let misinformation and propaganda cloud their decisionmaking while in office.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
6 Nov. 2025
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Newsom’s anti-energy agenda has been forceful, strident and clear from his first days in the governor’s mansion.—
Will Oneill,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Sports radio can be loud and raucous, blaring with bluster and bellowing.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Aztecs make their second trip to Phoenix in a month, this time to face controversial new conference member GCU in one of the nation’s most raucous home-court atmospheres.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The duo moved around notes to create a sound that was dissonant, amplifying the disgusting effect.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
20 Oct. 2025
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But Roofman, which Cianfrance also co-wrote, was clearly intended to be lighter fare and instead ends up in this dissonant in-between space tonally.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The motives driving a revolution might be ideological, clashing ethnic or tribal identities, competition for wealth, or a combination of all these.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
28 Dec. 2025
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Telling the story of the clashing egos and raging idiocy of the fictional Spinal Tap, Reiner both directed and starred as the filmmaker-within-the-film Marty DiBergi.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
15 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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At the war’s conclusion, the 86-year-old Khamenei emerged from hiding to declare victory in a raspy voice—a spectacle meant to project strength that instead underscored the regime’s frailty.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Oct. 2025
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The rubber meets the road when Polly receives a mysterious box from a bewitching, raspy old woman (Kathryn Hunter, the current go-to for that type of thing — and deservedly so).—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Judge Sara Ellis has listened to hours of testimony from citizens' accounts of jarring encounters with federal agents.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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Throw in the six sacks the Titans defense secured and the numbers get even more jarring.—
Nick Suss,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Metallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metallic. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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