as in black
having the color of soot or coal
the ebony loudspeakers on their chrome stands look very sleek and modern
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Recent Examples of ebony
Dating back roughly 1,500 years, the artifacts are carved from rare ebony wood that originated in India or Sri Lanka.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
California launched the ebony alert for missing black children in 2024 after authorizing legislation was passed the prior year.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2025
The leopard part of the breed has to do with her Dalmatian-like ebony spots and lightly colored coat.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
The products are in sync with the barber shop’s old-school aesthetic, combining columns, capitals and green marble with opulent mosaic flooring, black ebony walls, coffered ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
California launched the ebony alert for missing black children in 2024 after authorizing legislation was passed the prior year.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2025
The leopard part of the breed has to do with her Dalmatian-like ebony spots and lightly colored coat.
—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
The products are in sync with the barber shop’s old-school aesthetic, combining columns, capitals and green marble with opulent mosaic flooring, black ebony walls, coffered ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebony
black
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According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), Eastern black rhinos are critically endangered.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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Then stylist Jared Eng looked past Paris, and to Madrid, to pull a black cut-out Carolina Herrera gown for Joey King.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Ebony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebony. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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