as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
paramedics knew she was in shock because she was ashy and shaking
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Recent Examples of ashy
This cool-toned brunette look has ashy tones throughout.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
Then that September, a nursing assistant found Coulson unresponsive and hanging off the side of her bed, her skin ashy and her breathing shallow.
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Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
30 Mar. 2026
The peel can be quite thick so remove a little more than the ashy green outer layer.
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Anita Jaisinghani,
Houston Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
While light brown hair can sometimes read ashy or mushroom-toned, highlights are a great way to add a little warmth to the overall look, especially for spring and summer.
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Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ashy
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
Then that September, a nursing assistant found Coulson unresponsive and hanging off the side of her bed, her skin ashy and her breathing shallow.
—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
30 Mar. 2026
The peel can be quite thick so remove a little more than the ashy green outer layer.
—
Anita Jaisinghani,
Houston Chronicle,
17 Mar. 2026
While light brown hair can sometimes read ashy or mushroom-toned, highlights are a great way to add a little warmth to the overall look, especially for spring and summer.
—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
10 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ashy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashy
Adjective
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Opponents of the proposal want the county to consider different locations for the park site, arguing the project may harm a variety of native species to the area, including the western spadefoot toad and pallid bats.
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.
Adjective
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That’s also when a Seattle gastroenterologist named Walter Voegtlin published a pale volume with a drawing of a loincloth-wearing hominid on the cover.
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Bartlett’s character is like a rock slab, a vestige of an ancient religion, brought to life in overlapping strips of muslin, linen, and leather in shades of dove, cream, gray, and pale blue, with his hood pulled tight around his face and his hands wrapped in mittens.
Adjective
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Always, always those little ashen faces.
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Hitchcock didn’t respond, his face slowly turning ashen.
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“Ashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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