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velvety

adjective as in creamy

adjective as in silky

adjective as in unruffled

Strongest match

adjective as in velvet

Strong matches

Weak match

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A study published Monday offers clarity on a more than decade-long marine mystery: What has been killing the velvety sunflower sea star?

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It can elegantly vault octaves, scoop notes without a croaky glottal fry and crack words into multi-note, velvety yodels.

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A splash of cream softened everything into a pale, velvety sauce, and a grating of parmesan and lemon zest nudged it toward something bright and indulgent.

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Bubbling, velvety and faintly meaty from the addition of browned ground beef.

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Sodium citrate — a food-safe salt that binds the cheese and cream together into that iconic velvety texture Kraft first developed back in the 1910s.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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