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as in opaque
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Recent Examples of milky
The prices are affordable, and the pork-bone broth – a rich and milky Hakata-style that’s simmered for more than 20 hours – is always on point.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
This look mixes a milky white with a pale blue for a subtle take on the crocodile print.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
The plant’s namesake milky sap contains toxic chemicals that make the monarch butterflies themselves hazardous to predators — and confers some protection against OE.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The soft landing is courtesy of musks blended with milky notes, ensuring this scent meshes seamlessly with your skin.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2026
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
This look mixes a milky white with a pale blue for a subtle take on the crocodile print.
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
The plant’s namesake milky sap contains toxic chemicals that make the monarch butterflies themselves hazardous to predators — and confers some protection against OE.
—Drew Kann, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
The soft landing is courtesy of musks blended with milky notes, ensuring this scent meshes seamlessly with your skin.
—Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milky
Adjective
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Below the 40th parallel in the Southern Ocean, there are sixty-knot winds and tempestuous seas, rainforests, mountains, white sand beaches and an ever-changing sky.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Rih dressed down the whimsy, in a white tee, jeans, and a fuzzyz white scarf.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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First, charity care standards are often opaque and inconsistent.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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His case illustrates how power in Venezuela has often flowed through opaque military and intelligence channels rather than formal political office.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Video footage that circulated on social media shows the tourist lying motionless on the snowy ground, with the leopard sitting nearby.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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New York City saw its snowiest day in years, with 11 inches (28 centimeters) falling on Central Park.—
Charlotte Kramon,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Beyond the filmy windows, the sun had dipped below the jagged mountain horizon.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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Electronics When your television screen get dusty or your touch-screen electronics get filmy, Schrader cautions you to keep the sponge away.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Anderson’s bleached hair was blown and teased away from her forehead, with tinges of pink poking through.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Her bleached blond hair, worn long and straight, or up in a twist with tresses cascading down, as well as her penchant for casual, form-fitting outfits kept her image contemporary-looking long after the ‘60s were over.—
Lee Smith,
CNN Money,
28 Dec. 2025
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The result is a category that’s far more varied than many drinkers realize, ranging from classic rye-forward blends to dessert-style cream whiskies to smoky single malts coming out of British Columbia.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Pricey This floral-woody fragrance combines matcha with lily of the valley, floral buddleia, guaiac wood (a warm, smoky wood), and jasmine.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The age of white-washed, super scant, and industrial spaces are behind us.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 Jan. 2026
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Eddie Bauer Queen-Size Troutdale Green Quilt Set Eddie Bauer’s light gray plaid quilt set comes pre-washed for extra softness.—
Kenedee Fowler,
Southern Living,
29 Nov. 2025
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By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.—
Mike McCahill,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2023
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Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
12 Oct. 2022
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“Milky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milky. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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