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Recent Examples of silvery Even her nails were Elsa-fied, starting with a sheer, shiny base and ending in silvery chrome French tips. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025 Psoriasis, for one, is a skin condition that comes in thick, silvery plaques in places like your elbows and knees. Larry Stansbury, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024 Dusty Miller Botanical Name: Jacobaea maritima Sun Exposure: Full Sun Soil Type: Moist, Well-draining, Rich Soil pH: Acidic to Neutral (5.5-7.0) Dusty miller is another plant grown for its foliage, which is deeply lobed and covered in silver hairs that give leaves a silvery sheen. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024 Venus Always brilliant and shining with a steady, silvery light, Venus will appear in the western sky at dusk from Jan. 1 to March 15, and in the eastern sky at dawn from April 1 through Nov. 6. Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for silvery 
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Adjective
  • The actress, whose divorce from Brad Pitt was finalized on January 3 after eight years of separation, wore all black to run her errands, while Knox wore a grey T-shirt and shorts.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Wearing a grey jacket and white shirt, the Deadpool & Wolverine star was on hand to introduce honoree Wicked, which the National Board of Review named the best movie of 2024.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Choose between gray, conifer, midnight, almond, horseradish, and copper.
    Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Related Articles For the special occasion, Clinton opted for a muted gray look.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Behind him, silver tinsel sparkles, a Nashville-glam backdrop to the intimate stage at Permanent Records Roadhouse, a cozy bar-cum-record store in Glassell Park.
    Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Card, a Scot in his mid-60s with silver hair and beard, is the director of the excavation and has been with it since the start.
    Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025

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“Silvery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silvery. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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