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I let everything slump and soften before transferring the mixture to my mini blender for a quick blitz into a pale orange, velvet-like base.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

“He had the most velvet-like voice,” says Marilyn Harper, who harmonized with Lawyer many times.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2022

A good tortilla is supple, with a velvet-like density if it’s made of corn, or a burnished, silky sheen if it’s molded out of a wheat flour-based dough.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2021

He carried a bamboo cane, which he switched somewhat nervously as the pretty girl advanced toward him across the velvet-like lawn.

From The Girl Aviators' Sky Cruise by Burnham, Margaret

The seals which are caught for fur have a very thick, velvet-like undercoat, covered with a quantity of long hair, which has to be removed from the skins before they can be used for market.

From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 26, May 6, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various