vitreous

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Recent Examples of vitreous It is created with a combination of fine gold, white and rose gold, diamonds, rubies, vitreous enamel and painted gold. Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 7 Mar. 2026 As in much of McGuane’s fiction, the natural environment—in this case, the vitreous Florida flats, and the angler-tormenting tarpon, permit, and bonefish that populate them—provides the foil. Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025 Requiring over 20 hours of fabrication time, this lustrous dial is produced via the application of numerous layers of vitreous enamel and multiple firings in a kiln measuring between 800 degrees and 900 degrees Celsius. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025 To gouge out the parasitic pillager, the doctors performed a pars plana vitrectomy—a procedure that involves sucking out some of the jelly-like vitreous inside the eye. Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vitreous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vitreous
Adjective
  • That would be the ultra-plush, ultra-glassy, ultra-nourishing formula with oils like safflower, jojoba, olive, sunflower seed, and castor, as well as two additional, ridiculously flattering shades.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Internally, the residence channels a certain European je ne sais quoi with elegant paned windows, glassy French doors, exposed beam ceilings, and stately fireplaces.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Summer’s sweetest nail trend is ripe with berry colors and translucent jelly finishes.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 29 June 2026
  • The meat is cut on a Berkel slicer to near-translucent thinness, bringing out the sweetness of the fat.
    Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Follow that up with a coat of protective finish, such as General Finishes Outdoor Oil, or a semitransparent exterior stain.
    Daniel Modlin, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Or the hundreds of husks left on the ground, brown, semitransparent, upholding the shape of the life that had once been but was now gone?
    Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Dion’s look appeared to be made out of a slightly sheer material, showing off her legs through the diaphanous fabric.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 June 2026
  • That spirit is exemplified by Ford, a gregarious hostess who moves through the various groupings of women in a diaphanous full-length blue dress, introducing Godfred to a group of attendees and hugging both first-timers and her OGs enthusiastically.
    Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026

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“Vitreous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitreous. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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