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plural teal or teals
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: any of various widely distributed small short-necked dabblers (genus Anas) compare blue-winged teal, green-winged teal
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The black/teal/gold-ish scheme of the original screaming eagle will always be perfect, but this is a great way to embrace the old with the current colors (just like the Ducks’ revamped Mighty Duck in orange).
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The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Challenging No mystical name is superlative enough to describe Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness and the Enchantments, a land of high-elevation teal lakes, dramatic spires, and, come fall, golden larches.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
The sea shone in the heat, switching color abruptly from a light teal to a deeper aquamarine.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The Cincinnati Museum Center will light up in pink, teal and green this evening as a part of #LightupMBC, a global campaign to raise money for stage 4 breast cancer.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
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The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Challenging No mystical name is superlative enough to describe Washington’s Alpine Lakes Wilderness and the Enchantments, a land of high-elevation teal lakes, dramatic spires, and, come fall, golden larches.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
The sea shone in the heat, switching color abruptly from a light teal to a deeper aquamarine.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The Cincinnati Museum Center will light up in pink, teal and green this evening as a part of #LightupMBC, a global campaign to raise money for stage 4 breast cancer.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Teal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teal. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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