texture
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Sometimes it can be the colour or texture of a certain food that puts them off, another parent says, until they actually try it.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“He adds an amazing color and texture and he’s writing in different genres because the worlds are different. Our music and post production people also suggested some wonderful needle drop music.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Much of the film’s first act revolves around the party’s inherent awkwardness, giving all four players the chance to relay the texture of their personalities.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
His depiction of sordid behavior—like his rich portrait of Mumbai—adds the required texture to this frothy caper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He was dressed Persian Casual too, though his shirt was white with a sort of striped texture to it that caught the light down his sides.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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The songs that emerged revealed new textures in his arrangements and a sweeping genre range, yet also his most deliciously crass humor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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
Occasionally, however, conditions allowed the mats and their wrinkled textures to be buried and preserved for millions of years.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Built-in sinks allow shoppers to test face washes that come in creamy, gooey and foaming textures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Hair textures range from loose curls to needle-straight to corkscrew curls to waves to zigzag coils, and the styles showcase each new hair-tower trend.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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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
The beds are dotted with scented flowers such as honeysuckle, jasmine and lavender, and textured foliage and grasses that patients can touch and smell from their beds.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Instead of allowing NIR photons to pass straight through the thin silicon layer, the textured surface scatters the light repeatedly, increasing the likelihood that the silicon absorbs it.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
Here, the very irregularity of the interior environment, including the concrete surfaces — richer and more textured than I expected — heightened my alertness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Its blade was dark, inelegant; the textured skin that covered the hilt was nearly black, as though many hands had held it over the decades.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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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
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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