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Recent Examples of metallic
This fall, look for dresses in earthy or neutral tones—think browns, mossy greens, beige, black, or gray—that will suit an autumnal palette, with flat shoes with metallic, velvet, or patent leather detail in a complementary color.
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René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2025
Her final five looks referenced the Terminator franchise and were incredibly beautiful, a mixture of flashy metallic leather and luxurious-looking knits that the judges deemed more worthy of the win than Ethan’s fantastical Gothic collection and Jesus’s maximalist Barbie-pink outfits.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
It is also finished in a unique paint job that combines metallic white, royal blue accents, and exposed carbon-fiber trim.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Iron salts dissolve in the mouth to produce a metallic taste.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2025
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René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2025
Her final five looks referenced the Terminator franchise and were incredibly beautiful, a mixture of flashy metallic leather and luxurious-looking knits that the judges deemed more worthy of the win than Ethan’s fantastical Gothic collection and Jesus’s maximalist Barbie-pink outfits.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
It is also finished in a unique paint job that combines metallic white, royal blue accents, and exposed carbon-fiber trim.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Iron salts dissolve in the mouth to produce a metallic taste.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 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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Duchamp was the spirit of the avant-garde wheeling through history on a squeaky unicycle.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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The squeaky wheel gets the grease.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For days, the National Weather Service had been issuing increasingly strident warnings.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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During a broadcast following Kirk’s murder in front of students gathered at Utah Valley University, Dowd referenced some of the controversial statements Kirk, a strident conservative activist and MAGA supporter, had made in the past.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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From across the hall, the sounds of a raucous clubhouse celebration filtered in.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Ducks will face a raucous environment in Penn State's annual White Out game that should make for a great spectacle.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jonny Greenwood’s score moves between soaring strings and dissonant piano keys, alternately soothing and anxious; a few pieces composed by Jon Brion add an ambient layer of wistfulness.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
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Jonny Greenwood’s score moves between soaring strings and dissonant piano keys, alternately soothing and anxious; a few pieces composed by Jon Brion add an ambient layer of wistfulness.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There was the leather craftsmanship of Leo Prothmann to the quiet and clashing elegance of Nanushka.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
24 Sep. 2025
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The reason for the Fed’s tentative steps is its two primary and potentially clashing mandates — maximum sustainable employment and price stability.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The song originally appeared on Sweet Revenge, with Prine’s raspy voice belting it out over a bump-and-grind arrangement played by a full band.—
Tom Piazza
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Sharp cracks of gunfire pierced the morning air, loud, jarring pangs that echoed off the concrete.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Visiting the scene later was jarring, says Lance.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Metallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metallic. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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