vitreous

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Recent Examples of vitreous 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 Collect blood and vitreous fluid, as well as hair and tissue samples. Peter Cummings, Scientific American, 3 June 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
  • This is my Goldilocks restaurant, fancy but not too fancy, with black leather chairs on chrome stalks and light slanting in through translucent sheets of glass.
    Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • The skirt of Halsey’s gown moved into layers of translucent tulle, with a wide skirt and soft train pooling behind her.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 May 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
  • 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
  • The diaphanous music of Lana Del Rey, though, never sounds bogged down by the anxiety of influence.
    New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Vitreous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vitreous. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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