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chrome

[krohm] / kroʊm /
NOUN
bells and whistles
Synonyms
WEAK
accessories added features attractive features dressing extras gongs trappings
NOUN
yellow
Synonyms
STRONG
amber bisque blond buff cream gold ivory lemon saffron sand
WEAK
tawny xanthous
VERB
plate
Synonyms
STRONG
anodize bronze cover electroplate enamel encrust face flake foil gild laminate layer nickel overlay platinize scale silver stratify

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Up front, a fierce rictus of sterling-bright, illuminated vertical bars is capped with a chrome plate embossed with the word “Maybach.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

I wanted to reinforce the frame, and add chrome suspension, a chrome engine bay—chrome everything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

The droid doesn’t have a face, just that George Lucas-designed chrome head that looks like a drawing of a Borzoi from memory.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

Most notably, chromium 6 is used as a durable, anti-corrosive coating — known as chrome — for a variety of automotive and aviation parts, as well as a protective coating to lumber products.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

My father would be concentrating on the road, since he didn’t want his Ford Mustang to be near any other car that might come too close and spatter a pebble up at the chrome.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt

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