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matte

[mat] / mæt /




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Skinner recommends matte or sweat-proof SPF to help your make-up last longer.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

This makes it possible to switch between glossy and matte finishes, producing visual effects that surpass what current screens can achieve.

From Science Daily Mar. 31, 2026

The fancy shoppy-shop with quinoa and bulgur in matte, tasteful tubs?

From Salon Feb. 12, 2026

The three collaborated on the matte black, three-story binoculars, clad in black rubberized paint.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 5, 2025

Only an expanse of bland, matte metal remains.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The schoolhouse is a dull, matted red, as are other architectural elements.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

The job was messy because recent rains had created a muddy scene for the volunteers who had to collect the bunnies, most of which had matted fur.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2024

As erosion slows, marsh and streamside vegetation is rebounding and putting down densely matted root systems that can increasingly stand firm against flooding, or surging waves.

From Science Daily Jan. 31, 2024

In jail, they cut off his hair, which had been matted and infested with lice.

From New York Times Jan. 28, 2024

Getting down on his hands and knees, he’d inched across the matted carpet and found the small black bag his father kept in the closet.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Buttar expressed her shock at the lack of adequate crash matting and remarked during the sentencing that Watts was lucky to be alive, according to the news release.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 27, 2023

It said the firm "did not extend the crash matting needed to mitigate the consequences of an unintended fall following changes to the set and the sequence of the stunt".

From BBC Nov. 24, 2023

Families pick the type of frame and matting and then a professional framer gets started.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2022

Some of the bamboo matting gets moldy in spring and requires a scrub down.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2022

The three stood at the rail and watched the long, slim craft, carved from one log, with a huge sail woven of matting.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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