silky
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You’re saying that’s a modern song with those silky yacht rock chords.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Felix Nmecha's silky exchange with Fabio Silva allowed the Guinean to sweep in an 87th-minute winner for his ninth Bundesliga goal of the season.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
Someone instructs you to tear off pieces and dip them in the accompanying guava and plantain chutneys, silky chickpea curry and punchy pepper jelly, pooled around a peninsula of tangy cultured butter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
His cooks minced the meat with papaya, saffron and spices and made it so fine and silky that it needed no chewing.
From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025
“I made it as soft and silky as I possibly could. I spun it with gossamer. That’s a much better quality thread than the one I use for my own web.”
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
Vocabulary lists containing silky
Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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