matte
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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
In one project, the couple saved several hundred dollars by spray-painting existing light fixtures matte black rather than replacing them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025
Thanks to a melange of practical effects, matte paintings, miniatures, models and costly, groundbreaking special effects, Donner achieved a superhero movie that looks unlike anything made in the decades since.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025
In Connecticut, Villarreal’s kitchen was outfitted entirely in black matte “like a Moleskine notebook.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025
After talking through the various options, Vivian—who as far as anyone knows has never so much as nudged awake an electronic keyboard—decides to order the same matte silver thirteen-inch laptop Molly has.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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