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as in substance
the basic elements from which something can be developed
She believes that love is the metal that binds us.
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as in strength
strength of spirit
The soldier showed his metal when held captive for several months.
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Recent Examples of metal
Harder materials, such as stainless steel and titanium, are long-lasting, while softer metals and plastics may be damaged over time.
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John Monaco, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes’ village, but the protest veered away, continuing on a trajectory toward the Santagiulia venue.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
They can be used to clean and polish tile floors, glass, and even metal.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
Goncalves points out that metals feel most elevated when they’re allowed to age.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
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John Monaco, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes’ village, but the protest veered away, continuing on a trajectory toward the Santagiulia venue.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
They can be used to clean and polish tile floors, glass, and even metal.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026
Goncalves points out that metals feel most elevated when they’re allowed to age.
—Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metal
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The officer noticed a blood-like substance leaking out of the trunk, and inside, found the body of Haller’s former client Sam Scales.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant owner is in Southwark Crown Court this week after being accused of trying to administer a substance with intent and possession of a Class B drug, BBC reported.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Your body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium and maintain bone strength.—
Zia Sherrell,
Health,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is strength in coming together to pray, Gomez said.—
Anissa Rivera,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The approach allows a single sheet of material to perform multiple functions at once, including adaptive camouflage, information encryption and decryption, and shape morphing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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There is no efficient transport of material in-and-out of the core, and thus, most of the star’s interior never gets a chance to fuse simply because of its location.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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To have the stamina, and also to have the audience...—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
2 Feb. 2026
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Later this month and March ratchet between ideas and low confidence, plans and deception, control and discouragement, stamina and disappointment.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Feb. 2026
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But nothing could have prepared viewers for the movie's ending, as an unfinished screenplay became the stuff of nightmares — literally and figuratively.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The way it's organized, the amount of words on a recipe website - all of that is there because people believe that the Google search algorithm will favor that stuff.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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Until crude vulgarians like Miller came along, no prominent American political figure would claim on our behalf a right to use our power for purely selfish ends, at the expense of other democratic states and foreign peoples.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Calling out corporate entities and concentration of power as enemies also appears to be a winning strategy for Democrats in their messaging tactics.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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Roughly one in three employees were laid off on Wednesday, including more than 300 in the newsroom, according to people with knowledge of the matter.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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But achieving that level of power is not a simple matter.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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These devices also have the potential to enable portable power generation, for example, to run small sensors in remote locations, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Script2Comic gives us direct access to fresh, innovative narratives with cinematic potential.—
Aaron Couch,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metal. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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