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chrome

[krohm] / kroʊm /
NOUN
bells and whistles
Synonyms
WEAK
accessories added features attractive features dressing extras gongs trappings
NOUN
yellow
Synonyms
STRONG
amber bisque blond buff cream gold ivory lemon saffron sand
WEAK
tawny xanthous
VERB
plate
Synonyms
STRONG
anodize bronze cover electroplate enamel encrust face flake foil gild laminate layer nickel overlay platinize scale silver stratify

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I also had one of those groovy chrome arched floor lamps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

I wanted to reinforce the frame, and add chrome suspension, a chrome engine bay—chrome everything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

The droid doesn’t have a face, just that George Lucas-designed chrome head that looks like a drawing of a Borzoi from memory.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

Most notably, chromium 6 is used as a durable, anti-corrosive coating — known as chrome — for a variety of automotive and aviation parts, as well as a protective coating to lumber products.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

I can imagine the scene now: Mrs. Walton cruises into the projects in her fancy pastel-blue Chevrolet Celebrity with chrome rims.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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