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silvery

[sil-vuh-ree] / ˈsɪl və ri /
ADJECTIVE
argent
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But Ducournau adds a haunting new touch, depicting the infected as developing a silvery rash across their skin before eventually morphing into porcelain-like statues as they die.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"What you're looking for with an aurora is a shimmery, silvery cloud," says Heymans.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

The statuesque Ms. Chapa wears a silvery unitard that bares her shoulders and arms to allow for winglike moments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Danger feels suspended in the soft-blue light, in which the lion’s tail and the round, silvery moon, balanced just-so, are poised like a raised mallet and gong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The hair on his arms stood on end as moonlight filtered through one of the temple’s massive bay windows and cast silvery light on one side of the Kuhani’s face.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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