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as in white
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as in opaque
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Recent Examples of milky
Scented almond oil and giving you a warm vanilla scent, this cleansing and softening oil starts with as oil and gets worked into a milky lather.
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Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Her creation is a milky lychee, apricot and rose cloud.
—Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The host taught our group how to louche it with water, which adds a softer, milky property to it.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
The fizzy, milky Korean rice wine makgeolli is as much a main character as Isabelle Huppert in Korean filmmaker Hong Sangsoo‘s third collaboration with the iconic French actress.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Her creation is a milky lychee, apricot and rose cloud.
—Bea McMonagle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
The host taught our group how to louche it with water, which adds a softer, milky property to it.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2024
The fizzy, milky Korean rice wine makgeolli is as much a main character as Isabelle Huppert in Korean filmmaker Hong Sangsoo‘s third collaboration with the iconic French actress.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milky
Adjective
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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Black people make up about 14% of the U.S. population but are three times more likely to face hunger than white people, according to the Agriculture Department.—
Maya Eaglin,
NBC News,
11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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From matte and hydrating to tinted and opaque, here are the most flattering nude lipsticks to swipe on.—
Claire Sullivan,
WWD,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is a step toward rebuilding trust in a system that often feels impersonal and opaque.—
Chris Bowen,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And the snowy imagery in the promo art and your single’s cover definitely shouts Colorado.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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And while the locale looks peaceful in an overhead shot of the snowy mountain town, scenes featuring monsters, troops, battles, and explosions and gunfire follow.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The touch screen was desensitized with a filmy layer of grease, the cumulative tapping of many dirty hands.—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The soap combines with the minerals in the water to leave a filmy residue on your hands.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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On one of many time crunches across the week, Chelsea switched it up by amping up the smoky eye with a gold shimmer from Pat McGrath on the lid.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
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Her makeup included bold brows, a smoky eye and a soft, clean visage.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Black carbon is a dark, sooty byproduct of burning fossil fuels.—
Jillian Mock,
Discover Magazine,
17 Sep. 2019
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By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.—
Mike McCahill,
Variety,
17 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Waltz lends a slimy charisma to the merciless SS colonel, who gets a satisfying comeuppance via carving knife. 4.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Scientists have now created a new adhesive that combines the stickiness of mussel’s natural glue with the slimy, germ-repelling nature of mucus.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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On the engineering side, the plan is to design a better speaker, targeting the ideal frequency response for a turbid ecosystem, and doing so in a way that drives down the cost.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Nov. 2024
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Grass carp make the water more turbid; stiltgrass and common reed can block sight lines and reduce property values; and sea lamprey are a shocking sight when they are attached to sport fish.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
12 Sep. 2024
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“Milky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milky. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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