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Recent Examples of metallic
Adult screwworm flies are about the size of a common housefly and have orange eyes, a metallic blue or green body, and three dark stripes along their backs, the USDA said.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Her journey involves a metallic planet, a fleshlike spaceship, and several destabilizing secrets.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 June 2026
In this small guest bathroom, warm metallic finishes act as visual ballast, grounding the hue so the result isn’t overly formal but still packs a surprise.
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Its barbs are muddy brown with faint metallic highlights.
—Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Her journey involves a metallic planet, a fleshlike spaceship, and several destabilizing secrets.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 2 June 2026
In this small guest bathroom, warm metallic finishes act as visual ballast, grounding the hue so the result isn’t overly formal but still packs a surprise.
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2026
Its barbs are muddy brown with faint metallic highlights.
—Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metallic
Adjective
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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.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Let the brush drip dry, then return it into its squeaky clean home.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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In one scene, Anne calls Ginny, trying to get Mark Brett’s phone number from the bottom of one of Gino’s squeaky ducks.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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In a strident, aggressive veto message by Andrew Johnson.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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But more recently, Japan-bashing has become the core of a strident Chinese nationalism, with disastrous consequences.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Twenty-five hours after that, a raucous crowd at Blue FCU Arena was left silent.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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In front of a raucous home crowd, Golden State built a lead as large as 18 in the first half, only to see the Mercury whittle away at that advantage throughout the final two quarters.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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That question is at the crux of Irish filmmaker John Carney’s sixth sometimes magical, at times tonally dissonant solo directorial feature.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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But recent research found that members of the Tsimane’, a native Amazonian society in Bolivia, rate consonant and dissonant chords as equally pleasurable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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The election follows Hockensmith's decision to step away from the board due to clashing personalities and policy choices.—
Virginia Barreda,
Des Moines Register,
3 June 2026
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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.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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The prize, which was auctioned off by Odenkirk, who assumed the role of a hypeman in a top hat and spoke in a raspy voice, included an autographed script of the highest bidder’s favorite episode and an invitation to a live reading of the show for up to three guests.—
Charlie Vargas,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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For many observers, the moment was jarring.—
Robert B. Tucker,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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The result is a jarring, vivid account of the million and one ways of telling an untellable story.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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“Metallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metallic. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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