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as in opaque
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Recent Examples of milky
Its products include milky facials, lip gloss, phone cases and more.
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Distinguished by pavé diamond settings, these trios included blue chalcedony with blue topaz and milky quartz, and rose and lemon quartz with citrine.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
This one from Barossa Design comes in several solid yet transparent hues, from a milky white to pastel orange or blue.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Ditto for milky spore products, which doesn’t get into the root zone at sufficient levels to affect a grub population.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Distinguished by pavé diamond settings, these trios included blue chalcedony with blue topaz and milky quartz, and rose and lemon quartz with citrine.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
This one from Barossa Design comes in several solid yet transparent hues, from a milky white to pastel orange or blue.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Ditto for milky spore products, which doesn’t get into the root zone at sufficient levels to affect a grub population.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milky
Adjective
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The bright blue hat showcases the white, raised embroidery of the Los Angeles Dodgers logo.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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This juxtaposition is seen on the collaboration, with the left shoe donning a white leather base and using precise, high-resolution imagery.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Elite politics has become so opaque under his rule that pundits look for any clue for China’s direction – from parsing Xi’s words for their real meaning to assessing the color of his hair.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the federal level, the Department of Justice has an internal Office of the Pardon Attorney, but the applicant evaluation process is slow and opaque.—
Khalil Cumberbatch,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Grab these for a wintry getaway and immediately have a boot that can handle a snowy walk and a nice dinner out.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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Snowshoeing and Stargazing in the Mont-Mégantic Dark-Sky Reserve One of the snowiest spots in southern Québec is Mont-Mégantic National Park, which offers more than 37 miles of alpine trails with sweeping views.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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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The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Even from a boat, the gleaming white of bleached and dead corals glowed from beneath the surface.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Even so, Ortega’s look at the Wednesday premiere in London with bleached brows, shimmery smoky eyes, and oxblood lips was polarizing.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The rich, smoky flavor of the olives, combined with the garlic, is balanced nicely by extra virgin olive oil and grated Parmesan cheese.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Her makeup, by Georgie Eisdell, centered on the witchy red tone, with a flawless base and soft bronze cheek contour, a delicate smoky brown eye and black mascara.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Linen clothing that is not pre-washed or that is dried in high heat can shrink by 15 percent.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Pre-washed greens, like those in salad kits, aren’t immune to these issues.—
Danielle Zickl,
Health,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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 7 Nov. 2025.
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