metallic

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The iPod music player, at first available in metallic grey, quickly diversified into a whole spectrum of bright colours.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

They also produced dark or metallic finishes, limiting the range of cosmetic options.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

It also “vibe scented” a horror movie, creating a fragrance, distributed at screenings, that “captures the chilling, damp, metallic stillness of a nightmare that won’t let you escape,” according to the film’s press materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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

She drops Suma’s Cog into a bowl with a metallic clink.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera