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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
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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
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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
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Surely the demise of America’s most strident ideological foe, ten years after the humiliations of the Iranian hostage crisis, called for greater attention?—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Normally, in an arena, that would include sizzle reels, hype videos and raucous music.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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After concluding his speech to raucous applause, Lahn went around the room to speak with supporters, take photos, and give autographs.—
Cooper Worth,
Des Moines Register,
2 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 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
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In addition to their clashing color combinations, both shoes use different materials for two truly distinct looks.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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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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My range is so reduced, and the quality of my voice is raspy.—
Nina Agrawal,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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The extensive damage to the pad was particularly jarring, said Casey Dreier, chief of space policy for The Planetary Society, a nonprofit organization that conducts research and advocacy to promote space exploration.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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The jarring part here isn’t that a state official gets security.—
Scott Maxwell,
Sun Sentinel,
28 May 2026
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“Metallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metallic. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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