texture
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The vegetables should become deeply soft and jammy while retaining a little texture; you are not trying to cook them into a completely smooth paste.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Later innovations introduced elements of narrative texture and tone, as when the question mark entered the repertoire over the eighth and ninth centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
How to get the look: Vogue says 2026 is all about juicy and blurred lips, external that play with texture more than colour.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Microwave frying by itself, however, did not produce the desired texture.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
His voice had the rough, abraded texture of stone against stone.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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I’d run my fingers across the convex pyramid textures in the same way other people lay under a weighted blanket or ate sour candy, jolting my subconscious back into the here and now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The record concludes with “Tyrants of the Mellow Moon,” a final ode to AutoTune with a circular chord production and unusual synth textures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
For those who use art to help shade in the textures of their lives — as sticking points to shape a memory — there is no better place to do so than Letterboxd.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Gigi Hadid walking the outdoor runway in a black feather cocoon was a visual delight, with all looks showcasing flowing designs in a variety of textures and colours.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The colors and textures seemed very bland compared to the warm and bright bricks and stuccos of the houses around C Average.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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“Inspired by Balinese architecture and thoughtfully reimagined through a distinctly Californian lens, the residence celebrates natural materials, soaring timber ceilings, expansive walls of glass, and raw, textured stone,” the listing description notes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 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
The fossil includes unusually large canine and premolar teeth, molars with rounded and strongly textured chewing surfaces, and a particularly sturdy jaw.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
On the first day of Haute Couture Week, which featured a star-packed show from Schiaparelli and a galaxy-inspired Iris Van Herpen collection, Anderson sent out a highly wearable selection of heavily textured and pleated outfits.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
They are polished and sleek, and instead of boards running perpendicular to their path, there are sheets of textured metal.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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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
For instance, it was Holm who in the 1960s showed the Tlingit master carver Nathan Jackson surfacing and texturing techniques with an adze.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 24, 2020
He devoted himself to piano, keyboards and guitar, texturing his recorded work with blurry drone tones until sounds seem to bleed together.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2020
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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