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acrylic

[uh-kril-ik] / əˈkrɪl ɪk /


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A wooden Apple I case, a clear acrylic Macintosh, a large iPod prototype and other items from Apple’s past fill the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

She started at cosmetology school, but didn’t finish because the fumes from acrylic nails sent her to the hospital, she said.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

Wilson also voiced his displeasure at Lululemon’s expansion into new non-workout categories, posting about his “sadness for lululemon’s slow march to becoming The Gap with cheap acrylic sweaters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

A thousand small cylindrical acrylic mirrors planted in the sand compose a Morse code poem imagining a dialogue between Tangun, the legendary founder of the first Korean kingdom, and an Egyptian pharaoh.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

“You need your hair done. I say it’s about time you get a perm and some acrylic nails. Girl, we gonna have you looking good!”

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles