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Julia Teti, WWD, 25 June 2024
Created by celebrity colorist Matt Rez, honeyed ribbon highlights like these are very popular right now–just see Rihanna, who also recently swapped her raven colour for a similar tone.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
The work in question was Nocturne in Black and Gold—The Falling Rocket, a diffuse rendering in jade greens and raven blacks, depicting London’s Cremorne Gardens.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
Though trademarks like a tumble of raven waves, a cherried lip, and a feline flick of liquid liner featured on the self-facing album cover, the focus fell immediately to her hands.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 June 2023
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Keeping her dress and its dramatic train the centerpiece of her entire ensemble, Perry opted to wear her raven black hair down with natural waves.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 25 June 2024
Created by celebrity colorist Matt Rez, honeyed ribbon highlights like these are very popular right now–just see Rihanna, who also recently swapped her raven colour for a similar tone.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
The work in question was Nocturne in Black and Gold—The Falling Rocket, a diffuse rendering in jade greens and raven blacks, depicting London’s Cremorne Gardens.
—Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
Though trademarks like a tumble of raven waves, a cherried lip, and a feline flick of liquid liner featured on the self-facing album cover, the focus fell immediately to her hands.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for raven
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The black line on the map above indicates the approximate fire perimeter.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Power for my 75-pound black and yellow CycUltra review bike comes from a stout and removable in-frame 48 Volt 15 Amp-hour battery that takes about 5 hours to charge from flat and will power the CycUltra for 30 to 50 miles according to CyCrown.William Roberson, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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In Scottish folklore, the kelpie is a shape-shifting creature that lives underwater and can easily devour humans.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Styled as Pac-Man, the figure is depicted on the verge of devouring a blue dot.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Its scent profile of palo santo, cistus, and ebony wood is both meditative and transcendent.Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
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In response, local firm RAD Interiors cloaked the walls with an ebony grasscloth from Kravet, establishing a muted backdrop for the centerpiece: a reclaimed timber four-post bed from RH swaddled in Hale Mercantile Co. linens.Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
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Every 30 days, expect an array of songs, diverse and delicious, served hot off the flat-top and waiting to be wolfed down.Amanda Peukert, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2024
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All of that work, however, may have only been a prologue for her tour-de-force performance wolfing down a mile-high burger.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
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The bacteria can also be carried by larger animals, like rabbits or outdoor pets, or inhaled if infected animal particles become airborne, according to county health officials.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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The drug is routinely used by doctors during surgeries, and overdoses typically involve smoking, injecting, or inhaling illicit fentanyl.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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The three of them confronting the guy — Chet, is pretty hilarious, and Paul successfully scares him into gulping in fear.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, wine is a fundamentally a convivial beverage; it is not meant to be chugged, slammed, or gulped.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Still, Stovall notes a mathematician might scoff at basing a model on such a limited sample, in this case the 21 presidential elections held in the U.S. since World War II.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Rock on Classic rock fans may scoff at this list so far, but the nominating committee will throw them a few bones.Troy Smith, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Raven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raven. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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