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silver

[sil-ver] / ˈsɪl vər /


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Then Golding wrote, “Softly, surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

At Paris 2024, Biles won golds in team, all-around and vault - and a silver in floor.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The painter might have put his sitter’s hand around some other silver object, like a coffee pot, a tray or a tankard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

His left hand clutches a silver teapot in a gesture midway between a caress and a grasp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She’s heading to campus today, so her hair is straight and she’s wearing her professor clothes: black pants and a pale blue top with small silver studs in her ears.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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