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Recent Examples of metallic
In addition to the black mesh base and metallic silver overlays with dashes of red, the look also mixes in green, blue, pink and tan shades, resulting in the most colorful combination to arrive on the 1906L silhouette yet.
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
On one hand, Janelle James rocked sparkling metallic nails, and, on the other, nude reigned supreme with Quinta Brunson, a pregnant Krys Marshall, and virtually everyone else.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
With uniform, metallic, and intense finish, these nails make a statement while maintaining versatility.
—Andrea Carbajal, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2025
Jenna Ortega appeared at the Marrakech International Film Festival in a red one-shoulder gown with a metallic choker detail.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
On one hand, Janelle James rocked sparkling metallic nails, and, on the other, nude reigned supreme with Quinta Brunson, a pregnant Krys Marshall, and virtually everyone else.
—Essence, 5 Jan. 2026
With uniform, metallic, and intense finish, these nails make a statement while maintaining versatility.
—Andrea Carbajal, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2025
Jenna Ortega appeared at the Marrakech International Film Festival in a red one-shoulder gown with a metallic choker detail.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metallic
Adjective
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There’s a straight line between the criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell and increasingly shrill threats to seize Greenland.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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With sports gambling legalized throughout much of the country and growing rapidly, the NCAA and the sports gambling industry should be hearing shrill alarm bells in this indictment and acting accordingly.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Jinn notes that this supereffective cleansing oil rinses completely clean, leaving skin soft rather than squeaky.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
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The squeaky wheel definitely gets the grease today.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Opposing the war might ruin the nation, so political dissidents had to be stopped, and the court affirmed the government’s right to silence strident speakers.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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Although no plans were ever revealed, GEO used to own a 40-acre site in Hobart on West 49th Avenue where there was strident opposition from residents and city officials.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Anderson faced criticism online after his raucous menswear collection, shown during the men’s shows in Paris earlier this month, divided audiences.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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What Don’t Be Dumb does effectively, however, is reestablish Rocky’s auteur-ish tendencies for 2020s hip-hop, drawing throughline between his mixtape days and the raucous, rage-minded sounds that course through much of contemporary rap.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That album steered far clear of folkloric kitsch, preferring dissonant frequencies and minimalist arrangements.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
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The cast fragmented, with the Byers family and El trying to start over in California while Hopper languished in a tonally dissonant Soviet gulag, as though the Duffers didn’t realize that what people loved most about Stranger Things was its grounding in Hawkins.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Their clashing and differing personalities prove to be a source of flirtation, which any Capricorn can see by reading between the lines.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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The motives driving a revolution might be ideological, clashing ethnic or tribal identities, competition for wealth, or a combination of all these.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
28 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Over the years, Arcángel — slim and small in stature but with a powerful, raspy voice — has earned his stature as one of reggaetón’s most influential and enduring artists.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
8 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with The Charlotte Observer in his bedroom on Nov. 10, Walker was able to manage just a handful of words at a time between labored breaths, in a weakened, raspy voice.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But that speech and more recent efforts, including the mortgage rate push, were quickly drowned by the deluge of more jarring news.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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But more jarring than any of this is the lack of humanity that Schjerfbeck perceives in herself.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Metallic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metallic. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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