metals

• plural

  plural

  The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  of metal.
  metal

  noun

  any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.
• present tense form

  present tense

  Used to describe things happening now or regularly.

  of metal (3rd person singular).
  metal

  noun

  any of a class of elementary substances, as gold, silver, or copper, all of which are crystalline when solid and many of which are characterized by opacity, ductility, conductivity, and a unique luster when freshly fractured.

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metals

Gold settled up 0.4% Friday, and silver rose 0.2%, with both metals also posting gains for the week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Its light showed almost no evidence of metals or elements other than hydrogen and helium.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Outside of acting, she designs jewelry under her brand, GreybyTamaraMello, creating pieces made exclusively from reclaimed metals.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Now, an American mining company, Contango Silver & Gold, is pushing to build a mine for gold and other metals on private land in the middle of the park.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

One day he was looking for the small anvil that he used for laminating metals and he could not remember its name.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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