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pearly

adjective as in opalescent

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After ICE agents hear from protesters that there are “many Latinos in heaven,” they make the pearly gates their next stop.

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And to the overly literal, I don’t mean tithing or some religious-themed amusement park or you popping out that shiny quarter to cover your entry fee into the pearly gates.

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Wood, whose pearly whites and “White Lotus” character were mocked, said in a since-expired Instagram story that she found the bit “mean and unfunny.”

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While many species can regenerate their teeth, human beings only get one chance at growing a healthy set of adult pearly whites.

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“For example, when you look at oyster shells, they have an iridescence of pearly green and blue, and that’s definitely from minerals like copper,” she says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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