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alabaster

[al-uh-bas-ter, -bah-ster] / ˈæl əˌbæs tər, -ˌbɑ stər /
ADJECTIVE
smooth and white
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Her prom dreams inch closer as her lies begin to mount and her new alabaster skin starts peeling off at extremely inopportune moments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026

They include the alabaster monument to John, seventh earl of Arundel, a high-profile casualty of the Hundred Years’ War with France.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

The researchers noted that intact inscribed ancient Egyptian alabaster vessels are extremely rare, likely fewer than 10 in museum collections worldwide.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025

Artefacts, including fragments of alabaster jars which bore the inscriptions of the names of Thutmose II and Hatshepsut, provided definitive evidence.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025

At the far end of the room, where the altar would have been, stood a ten-foot-tall statue of pure white alabaster - a young woman in a white robe, a serene smile on her face.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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