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as in opaque
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Recent Examples of milky
Distinguished by pavé diamond settings, these trios included blue chalcedony with blue topaz and milky quartz, and rose and lemon quartz with citrine.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
This milky rice toner also includes niacinamide for oil control, acne fighting, and brightening.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 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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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
This milky rice toner also includes niacinamide for oil control, acne fighting, and brightening.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 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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Alijah Martin, the Raptors rookie on a two-way contract who was not active for the game, wore a white Blue Jays jersey underneath his zip-up with a new Jays cap.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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All colors—black, green, pink, pistachio, red, blue, and white—have the wide lines running down the sides in contrasting colors.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The lip treatment ampoules are infused with argan oil, omega 6 and hyaluronic acid and feature a relatively opaque pigment to align with the impact of the Contour It Lip Pencils.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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JPMorgan was similarly forced to write off $170 million in bad debt to Tricolor, and its CEO said the two auto bankruptcies had highlighted concerns about other risky players reliant on opaque forms of financing.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Densely populated with cold, snowy winters, the Empire State has one of the oldest and most accessible networks of ski resorts in the country.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
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Historically, Indy's snowiest month is January.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
22 Oct. 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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By charring scallions and searing steak in the same skillet, every bite builds layers of savory, smoky flavor.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Almost any bitters can work, but Barton notes that lighter, fruit-forward flavors—like cherry, orange, or chocolate—tend to complement coffee best, while overly smoky or savory bitters can overwhelm it.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 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 30 Oct. 2025.
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