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spun glass

noun as in fine blown glass

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As he crushed political and civil norms like so much spun glass beneath his heel, Trump became an unmatched driver of voter turnout, coaxing supporters and antagonists alike to flood the polls.

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According to the study, the syndrome known as “spun glass hair syndrome,” linked to a recessive gene, usually occurs in pale-skinned children with “light-colored, shiny hair that stands out from the scalp” at right angles.

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This delicate young woman marries a desert prince who, fearing she’ll melt in the staring sun, builds for her an underground palace made of spun glass.

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These crushed quartz shores are likened to spun glass, the grains of which have washed down over thousands of years, from the Appalachian Mountains and into the Gulf.

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Beside her are several spun glass globes, corked shut.

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

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