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snowflake

[snoh-flayk] / ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk /


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The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

The sensors also have an aerosol probe that measures particulate matter, because dust helps with snowflake formation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

The arrival of only one snowflake adds to Gobo’s severe case of writer’s block.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

This is around walking pace but, in calm conditions, a snowflake can take around an hour to reach the ground after leaving the base of the cloud.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024

At that moment, a snowflake stamped her arm.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

"The avalanche of truth starts with snowflakes," he said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Crystals appear everywhere in nature and technology, from snowflakes and diamonds to the silicon inside electronic devices.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026

Not to be a bummer, but come summer, you might just find yourself missing the snowflakes.

From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026

Thick snowflakes confetti the lorries and pedestrians arriving at this remote mountain pass.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026

Sure enough, there are snowflakes settling gently around us.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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