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Recent Examples of metallic
The top-of-the-line chef’s kitchen sports metallic cabinetry paired with dark marble countertops and backsplashes.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 June 2026
Strappy pairs with metallic details (like Amanu’s gold-hardware shoe) feel just as formal as the highest of stilettos, all while keeping you safely grounded in the sand.
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Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
29 June 2026
While most stars arrived in lofty platform heels and stiletto sandals, Rowland stuck to a more comfortable heel height, while still sticking to a metallic gold and strappy design that was fitting for an elegant event and to match with her dress.
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Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Keke Palmer appeared in a black one-shoulder gown with metallic embellishments and a thigh-high slit by Gucci.
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Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 June 2026
Strappy pairs with metallic details (like Amanu’s gold-hardware shoe) feel just as formal as the highest of stilettos, all while keeping you safely grounded in the sand.
—
Rosie Jarman,
Vogue,
29 June 2026
While most stars arrived in lofty platform heels and stiletto sandals, Rowland stuck to a more comfortable heel height, while still sticking to a metallic gold and strappy design that was fitting for an elegant event and to match with her dress.
—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Keke Palmer appeared in a black one-shoulder gown with metallic embellishments and a thigh-high slit by Gucci.
—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metallic
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On shrill winter nights, Moscow’s power is conspicuous, its Orthodox cathedrals and Stalinist high-rises illuminated, though the view falls dim in the autumn and spring, shrouded in sheets of greige.
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The chaos is still an acceptable price to pay for Birney’s expertly offputting performance, a shrill mania that gets increasingly comic over time.
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Scattered over the top were generous pebbles of queso panela, mild, milky and squeaky like halloumi.
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No dedicated dog menu but ask about the Pawty Pack – a squeaky toy and pup-cup.
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Football coverage can also often be dominated by ex-players, bluntly exchanging unnecessarily strident views.
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In a strident, aggressive veto message by Andrew Johnson.
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The energetic Ecuadoran team, bolstered by a goal and a raucous crowd, has been given new life in this game.
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The game’s meaninglessness didn’t matter to the raucous sellout crowd that packed SoFi Stadium.
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At the track’s apex Korten explodes in and out of dissonant broken chords against Mark Shim’s angular saxophone lines, an unexpected development that sneaks up on you thanks to Sorey’s sticky, slowly evolving drumming.
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This is reminding me of watching Slint play a reunion show in 2014 under the I-65 highway at a festival in Louisville, and how simultaneously awesome and cognitively dissonant that experience was.
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The election follows Hockensmith's decision to step away from the board due to clashing personalities and policy choices.
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The clashing magnetic fields of a white dwarf star and its neighboring red dwarf star are the source of signals from space that have remained a puzzle for over 20 years, radio astronomers in Australia have found.
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The guitars and Tyler’s raspy vocals gain tone and weight.
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When the pair appeared on the debate stage in Atlanta, Biden alarmed Democrats as he, with a raspy voice, stumbled through many of his answers, often lost his train of thought and struggled to communicate his positions.
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Harry Styles’ brief but jarring collapse during his London performance this weekend was not a result of the heatwave affecting Europe, but choking.
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That is why watching Ronaldo against DR Congo last Wednesday felt jarring.
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“Metallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metallic. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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