as in opalescent
having a rainbowlike play of colors
an iridescent soap bubble
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Recent Examples of iridescent
The resulting iridescent shine is just the cherry on top.
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
In Berlin, creative director Hannah Kleeberg dipped cherries in iridescent pink syrup for glitzy dinner parties.
—Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
These signs recur throughout the annals of early Chinese history: unicorns; phoenixes; albino fish with red characters inscribed on their faces; dragons and turtles with mysterious inscriptions on their backs; iridescent earthworms; and more.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 2 Dec. 2024
This tiny iridescent green insect, accidentally imported from Asia on pallets, is deadly to ash trees and will likely wipe out more than a billion of them before it’s done reproducing itself across the Northeast.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Iman Balagam, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
In Berlin, creative director Hannah Kleeberg dipped cherries in iridescent pink syrup for glitzy dinner parties.
—Karen Yuan, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
These signs recur throughout the annals of early Chinese history: unicorns; phoenixes; albino fish with red characters inscribed on their faces; dragons and turtles with mysterious inscriptions on their backs; iridescent earthworms; and more.
—Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 2 Dec. 2024
This tiny iridescent green insect, accidentally imported from Asia on pallets, is deadly to ash trees and will likely wipe out more than a billion of them before it’s done reproducing itself across the Northeast.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for iridescent
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The Shiz student who will become The Good Witch has a kind of classical elegance — Hannon says she was inspired by Princess Grace, particularly with Grande’s hair — and skin that is opalescent.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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Barbaro’s performance is stirring, her falsetto fine and opalescent.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
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By Jemima McEvoy, Forbes Staff Ed Stack stands with his arms crossed, surveying the wall of colorful basketball shoes near the entrance of Dick’s Sporting Goods’ House of Sport in Pittsburgh’s Ross Park Mall.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Take in the beauty of creative floats, colorful costumes, and live music from high school marching bands.Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Tiffany has a long-standing history with pearls, both nacreous—from oysters and mollusks—and non-nacreous, like Melo Melo pearls.Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 20 Feb. 2021
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Unfortunately, nacreous clouds also support chemical reactions that convert benign chlorine-containing molecules into a form that destroys Earth’s ozone layer.Rebecca Coffey, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2012
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The sun's outer layers will be cast away into deep space, revealing its pearlescent core.Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Free Assembly Beaded Sweater Dress $32 $20 at Walmart The sweater dress features pearlescent beading around the body that gives the otherwise simple dress a luxe and festive feel.Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Iridescent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/iridescent. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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