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as in opaque
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Recent Examples of milky
Spiced and often milky chai is popular throughout the South Asian subcontinent, and here appears in multiple forms.
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John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Wander through the stalls of the Central Market—one of the largest in Europe—and be sure to sample Valencian horchata, a sweet, milky beverage made of tiger nuts.
—Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
You’ll soon be enveloped in a fragrance that’s milky, warmth-exuding, and evocative of your favorite tropical vacation spot — all while protecting your bod from UV rays.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
The holiday beverage's origins can be found in medieval England, where posset, a hot, milky, alcoholic drink was a treat among wealthy British, according to National Geographic.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milky
Adjective
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People often make the mistake of going with a bright white paint color to balance out a room’s cool feel and muted light, but opting for a warm neutral is more effective for creating an inviting space.—
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Snag it in black, white, green, blue, or maple or walnut wood stains in sizes ranging from 4 by 4 inches to 8 by 10 inches.—
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First, charity care standards are often opaque and inconsistent.—
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His case illustrates how power in Venezuela has often flowed through opaque military and intelligence channels rather than formal political office.—
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But videos captured by other observers and members of the public show an ICE agent approaching a Honda Pilot that was stopped on a snowy road and ordering the driver — later identified as Good — to open the door before grabbing the handle.—
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Candles placed at the site lit up the snowy, winter night.—
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Electronics When your television screen get dusty or your touch-screen electronics get filmy, Schrader cautions you to keep the sponge away.—
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The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.—
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Her bleached blond hair, worn long and straight, or up in a twist with tresses cascading down, as well as her penchant for casual, form-fitting outfits kept her image contemporary-looking long after the ‘60s were over.—
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Someone who is Caucasian with straight, bleached hair, for example, may actually benefit from the same products as someone who is Black with high-porosity coils.—
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Choose from smoky shades of jet-black, purple, and midnight blue.—
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Fermentation, which uses yeast to break down the sugars in grape juice, transforming single-note sweetness into the complex, delicious alcohol enjoyed by so many, also unlocks those smoky compounds; so, too, can the enzymes in human saliva.—
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Eddie Bauer Queen-Size Troutdale Green Quilt Set Eddie Bauer’s light gray plaid quilt set comes pre-washed for extra softness.—
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Pre-washed greens, like those in salad kits, aren’t immune to these issues.—
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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.—
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Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.—
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“Milky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milky. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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