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silvery

[sil-vuh-ree] / ˈsɪl və ri /
ADJECTIVE
argent
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Soprano Gabriella Reyes brought both menace and comedy to Catrina, tossing off her coloratura laughter and rocking her costume of silvery bones painted on black and swathed in tulle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Photos shared by the department show a silvery gray fox bounding majestically across a white snowy plain beneath towering, sunlit alpine peaks.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

A BlackFly painted in EMS livery waited for me in the silvery grass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

He lacked the abrasiveness or gruffness found in many metal singers, opting instead for a theatrical melodic yowl with silvery overtones.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

The man has a silvery beard, a crinkly forehead, and gentle eyes peeking out from beneath brows as straight as my own.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman




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