matte
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They brought in minimalist and retro aesthetics, and matte finishes, to craft packaging that read as upscale, making for clean, consistent visuals across aisles.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Skinner recommends matte or sweat-proof SPF to help your make-up last longer.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Saar’s dear friend, artist and jeweler Neil Lane, recalls how she taught him to collage: slowly layering papers with matte medium and, of course, saving every scrap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
This makes it possible to switch between glossy and matte finishes, producing visual effects that surpass what current screens can achieve.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026
The doors and the top half are tinted glass, and the bottom is matte black.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
The schoolhouse is a dull, matted red, as are other architectural elements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
She travelled to the animal charity's Glasgow base to collect him and found George "more or less fine, save for some matted fur and bad teeth".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
To a matted poodle: “Sweet love, what are you?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2024
As erosion slows, marsh and streamside vegetation is rebounding and putting down densely matted root systems that can increasingly stand firm against flooding, or surging waves.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2024
Its eyes rolled, frightened whites showing bright against its matted fur.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Rabbit adopters must perform perpetual grooming to keep the rabbit’s fur from matting and must keep a close eye on the bunnies’ diet and poops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
She said it was "astonishing" the matting was not adjusted despite the change in the routine from rehearsals.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2023
Families pick the type of frame and matting and then a professional framer gets started.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
Some of the bamboo matting gets moldy in spring and requires a scrub down.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2022
We went on down the clear road and as it turned a corner into the open and went into the square arched tunnel of matting the rain started again.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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