metallic

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The alternative, Red Ambience, drenches the car in a fathomless shade of garnet metallic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Pyrite, sometimes called "fool's gold" because of its metallic shine, is an iron sulfide mineral commonly found in sedimentary environments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026

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

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

Henry’s sleeves were rolled above his elbows and the sun glinted metallic off Francis’s pince-nez.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt