velvety
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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
It said it was distinctive with a velvety covering of ginger-yellow hairs across its body and no black hairs.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Soccer’s velvety, polarizing honcho had the planet begrudgingly tossing confetti at his custom Stan Smiths.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
What you’re looking for is that creamy, almost velvety interior that absorbs olive oil so enthusiastically.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
The night reached such a depth of velvety blackness that he might have been suspended in limbo between Disapparition and Apparition.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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