silken
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In a debut, Mr. Miyake gave a more silken and nuanced portrayal, shaping his lighter-than-air moments of elevation with turns to give his character an ardent and flourished sweep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Those offspring hibernate over winter as larvae - caterpillars - in a communal silken web called a hibernaculum.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
Times have changed and the New Hollywood brings a more robust tone and more overt interaction to its effusive interpretation compared with the silken and playful Slatkin and crew, who were all Russian-trained players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2025
Soon after, I then discovered silken tofu, and I’d like to now consider myself a tofu fan.
From Salon ● May 21, 2025
The stone seemed to reflect all the splendors of the world: the glittering of the sun on the sea, the flickering of fire, and the shine of silken threads.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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