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matte

[mat] / mæt /




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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 decennial has brought a wave of collective nostalgia for matte makeup, skinny jeans and Rihanna songs.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

On and on they flew, over countryside parceled out in patches of green and brown, over roads and rivers winding through the landscape like strips of matte and glossy ribbon.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

However, many dogs were found with "matted and crusted coats" that required treatment.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2026

The schoolhouse is a dull, matted red, as are other architectural elements.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

Tattered curtains, matted carpets and missing shower heads were replaced.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 15, 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

Z raked his fingers through his matted hair.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

Brown previously explained that the club would protect the stadium's artificial grass by covering it with special matting.

From BBC May 29, 2026

The UAW said grievances have been filed about problems with ventilation fans, ergonomic matting, personal protective equipment, flooding, basement lighting, oil leaks and other issues.

From Seattle Times May 6, 2024

The agency also concluded that FF9 Pictures Ltd. failed to extend the crash matting “needed to mitigate the consequences of an unintended fall” after changes were made to the stunt sequence and set.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 27, 2023

Families pick the type of frame and matting and then a professional framer gets started.

From New York Times Oct. 8, 2022

Then beyond where the road was not protected by the hills it was screened by matting on the sides and over the top.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway




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