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Recent Examples of metallic
Tiles with decorative patterns and metallic finishes can also be used as cabochons for stone installations.
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
The hilts are mostly metallic, giving them that weighty and real feel, while the blade is mostly plastic with LED lights.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As in his previous films, a clanking, rattling soundscape constructed entirely in post is an artisanal marvel, immersing viewers both in the perilous metallic din of a maybe-sinking ship, and the comforting artifice of analog movie-making.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Acidic ingredients can corrode the foil, causing aluminum to leach into the food, which may result in a metallic taste.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2025
The hilts are mostly metallic, giving them that weighty and real feel, while the blade is mostly plastic with LED lights.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
As in his previous films, a clanking, rattling soundscape constructed entirely in post is an artisanal marvel, immersing viewers both in the perilous metallic din of a maybe-sinking ship, and the comforting artifice of analog movie-making.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
Acidic ingredients can corrode the foil, causing aluminum to leach into the food, which may result in a metallic taste.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metallic
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Adding squeaky toys and being careful to be gentle when bathing can all help an anxious dog at bathtime, and owners should use a muzzle if their dog becomes aggressive during bathtime.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Full rich body with squeaky acidity and pronounced tropicals on the finish.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Miran has previously voiced strident criticism of the Fed.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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That might have been an audacious move in a film less strident and more subtle.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Almost every minute of their next few hours is broadcast to millions worldwide and soundtracked by the raucous crowd inside a cauldron-like Arthur Ashe Stadium.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Golden State fans in black and violet get even louder, live on the edge of raucous and dance like no one’s watching, whether the music is by Mac Dre or Rihanna.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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His new film, Highest 2 Lowest, which opened Friday, flips Akira Kurosawa’s mannered 1963 staple, High and Low, into a rowdy, topical, laugh-out-loud romp (starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and A$AP Rocky) that’s as beautifully jarring as a dissonant sax solo.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
17 Aug. 2025
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Still, the moody, dissonant synths were transfixing.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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In northern Taipei, the Taiwanese capital, the island's National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine is a reminder of these clashing historical narratives.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement These questions, coupled with the clashing advice from federal agencies and medical groups, will likely fuel a decline in vaccination rates, says Schaffner.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
28 Aug. 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
Adjective
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The Indianapolis Colts made a rather jarring move at quarterback this offseason, awarding Daniel Jones the starting job over Anthony Richardson.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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The man stands just beyond a vivid swirl of similarly unclothed American Indians with discolored bodies, a jarring imagining of the senseless violence and disease that ravaged the Ohlone people, who first settled in the coastal Northern California land that now comprises much of the Bay Area.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Metallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metallic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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