metallic

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Yet while the structure is designed to be undetectable from the inside, it’s a full-blown metallic colossus on the outside — visible from the surrounding L.A. freeways.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

These ions were then converted into metallic silver, making the network visible under a microscope.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

Oil fires can also release sulphur and nitrogen oxides, which can form acids if they dissolve in rainwater, as well as other harmful hydrocarbons, metallic compounds and droplets of oil.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Two weeks before the show, young seamstresses were crocheting floral motifs in mohair and Japanese metallic thread at a south London studio overlooking the Thames river and Big Ben.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The sound this odd guitar made was metallic and round and slidy.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt