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Their struggle has upturned the tabletop candle that illuminates the scene and any moment will surely extinguish it, effacing the giddy pattern formed by the writhing bodies and glowing, veiny bladder skin.
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Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
When repotting, ensure the succulent roots appear light in color, are long enough to hold dirt, and are veiny.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
Vecna and his Mind Flayer conspirator are killed by Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and the rest of the gang in a big battle sequence that ends with the veiny villain skewered on a spike.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
The living room is Wedgwood blue and accented with pink-sand hourglasses, navy-velvet sectionals, and a veiny marble fireplace.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Sep. 2025
Storks and turkey vultures urinate on their legs to keep cool, for example, and kangaroos lick their veiny forearms to keep them moist.
—Byjack Tamisiea, science.org, 17 Jan. 2023
Beyond Burger?—and the only way to live in accordance with nature, as God intended, is to chow down on a veiny slab of uncooked beef.
—Luke Winkie, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2022
Just inside, standing sentry, are two life-size Madame Tussauds–style figures of stereotypical twentieth-century flashers, replete with trench coats and veiny organs that jut from their trouser flies.
—Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
Design-wise, the space—done up by Thomas Juul-Hansen—is an absolute delight, styled in shades of pink with veiny gray marble flooring.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2022
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Julian Bell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
When repotting, ensure the succulent roots appear light in color, are long enough to hold dirt, and are veiny.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
Vecna and his Mind Flayer conspirator are killed by Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) and the rest of the gang in a big battle sequence that ends with the veiny villain skewered on a spike.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
The living room is Wedgwood blue and accented with pink-sand hourglasses, navy-velvet sectionals, and a veiny marble fireplace.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Sep. 2025
Storks and turkey vultures urinate on their legs to keep cool, for example, and kangaroos lick their veiny forearms to keep them moist.
—Byjack Tamisiea, science.org, 17 Jan. 2023
Beyond Burger?—and the only way to live in accordance with nature, as God intended, is to chow down on a veiny slab of uncooked beef.
—Luke Winkie, Bon Appétit, 31 Aug. 2022
Just inside, standing sentry, are two life-size Madame Tussauds–style figures of stereotypical twentieth-century flashers, replete with trench coats and veiny organs that jut from their trouser flies.
—Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022
Design-wise, the space—done up by Thomas Juul-Hansen—is an absolute delight, styled in shades of pink with veiny gray marble flooring.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 Apr. 2022
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“Veiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/veiny. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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