texture
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Pimples come and go, but if breakouts stick around and cause discoloration or changes in skin texture, it’s a good idea to see a dermatologist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Beloved for its mildly sweet, nutty flavour and velvety texture, it later evolved into a party food, consumed as a jam or stewed with sticky rice balls in coconut milk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Mr. Sosa made able use of his small instrumental ensemble of string quartet, bass, percussion and keyboard to create mood, texture and propulsion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Once the texture is right, I finish with whatever gives the soup its final bit of life: herbs, citrus zest, salt, black pepper, maybe cream.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Here are definitions and examples of the four main types of texture.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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The genre is known for sweets with distinct shapes, tastes and textures, all of which are made without artificial coloring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
This process can also transform the minerals and textures within the rock, a phenomenon known as metamorphism.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
A poached whitefish dish was another standout, paired with rice prepared in several different ways to add contrasting textures.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Her ongoing collaboration with producer Ovy On The Drums — they’re the same age, 35, both from Medellín — was transformative, combining clanging, tribal beats with liquid textures and a refined, champagne-like lightness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mazes in the nodules on murex shells and in the textures of sycamore bark and inside the hollow bones of eagles.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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Slouchy hoodies over gossamer layers, wired cage-like corsets, an earthy milieu of silky, quilted and textured fabrics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Among them was Cameron’s upstairs work loft, where Alix ripped out the carpet before adding dark gray textured walls, wood flooring, custom black shelving, weathered-looking light fixtures, and a large glass table.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But the characterizations are too flimsy, the world only moderately textured.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
"My skin feels dull and textured and just looks more tired in general, and my chest feels heavier and sore."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
E & J, by contrast, had a far more ornate bottle: more squat, like a decanter, with smoked glass, foil wrapping around the spout, and a dark, richly textured label.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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"We think this texturing is a strong candidate for everyday use and we're ready to partner with companies to refine it for large-scale manufacturing," she said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
“The texturing on the Lego brick does a really good job of antialiasing.”
From The Verge ● Aug. 20, 2022
“There was a certain amount of resiliency that made the texturing, I thought, ‘Wow that is what I had been missing,’ ” Jackson remembered.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2020
The bust was then digitally scanned for a complex animation process that combined the facial movement capture of an actor, skin texturing and shading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2018
Art concepts include modeling, texturing, organic and inorganic work and unwrapping – which Gaber describes as figuring out where lines will go for filling in, "kind of like paint by numbers."
From US News ● Jan. 25, 2016
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