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marble

[mahr-buhl] / ˈmɑr bəl /
ADJECTIVE
of or like marble
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The kitchen is equipped with state-of-the-art appliances and a large marble island.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The sleek, white kitchen has since been thoroughly modernized, with marble countertops and a six-burner cooktop.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

A rare marble sculpture could fetch up to £18,000 at auction after it spent more than seven decades sitting outside, mistaken for a garden ornament.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Though Cooper has yet to issue a ruling, officials have now come up with 10 different ways using similar language to install Trump’s name on the exterior marble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

I place my glass on a marble coaster and cross my hands in my lap.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Houdon’s marbles of Jefferson and Washington have had monumental afterlives, impacting depictions of presidents from the Lincoln Memorial to Mount Rushmore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

But in daily life, ordinary objects such as rocks, dust, or marbles appear to follow the predictable laws of classical physics, staying in one place and moving along defined paths.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

But Lee marbles other theories and indictments into his meat concerning the privilege of extreme emotion and behavioral honesty.

From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026

If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results, England have collectively lost their marbles and their wickets.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025

Her eyes are like dull marbles that stare through him.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

"We've lost these plants now, and it will take years of work to restore the meadow so that marbled white butterflies can return," said Brown.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

"When a dam blocks stream passage, threatened and endangered salmon suffer; when forests with nesting trees for marbled murrelets are logged, threatened murrelets slide closer to extinction," the complaint said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

Then she’s back, her scarlet blazer and marbled scarf bright against the white walls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

So said Pope Leo XIV to ambassadors from around the world in a marbled hall above the main entrance to St. Peter’s Basilica in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026

The canvas overflowed with bright figures in swirling robes, writhing around long pillars and off marbled balconies.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

Their meat is regularly likened to snowflakes, in part because of the intricate patterns in its fat marbling, but also for the way that it dissolves in your mouth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Turkey's home strip features a marbled pattern, inspired by the Turkish paper marbling art of Ebru.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026

Does it require attention to marbling and dry aging?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025

In 2021, the Nervous System duo struck up a collaboration with Amanda Ghassaei, an artist and engineer who had built an interactive physics-based paper marbling simulator powered by fluid dynamics and mathematics.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

“Now we will add the cocoa to the rest of the batter and swirl it all around. That’s the marbling part. Maybe you want to do that?”

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo




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