matte

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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

For weeks, social-media feeds have been littered with decade-old images of matte makeup, Snapchat filters and skinny jeans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Thanks to a melange of practical effects, matte paintings, miniatures, models and costly, groundbreaking special effects, Donner achieved a superhero movie that looks unlike anything made in the decades since.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

In Connecticut, Villarreal’s kitchen was outfitted entirely in black matte “like a Moleskine notebook.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Their heads were adorned with matte black helmets, and they reminded him of characters in one of those shoot-’em-up military games.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro