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Renderings depict guitar string-like beams spiking into the night sky from a purplish 660-foot (201-meter) tower.
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Ken Ritter, Fortune, 17 July 2024
Walnut Walnut boasts a deep, rich brown wood color with purplish or black undertones, creating a luxurious and sophisticated look.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024
For most of the year, this unusual cactus looks like dead sticks with a jumble of gray and purplish stems.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2024
Half its body is covered in rippling white stripes that can melt into its dim surroundings under the right lighting, while the rest of it is covered in dark, purplish fur, oily enough that water slides right off it.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
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Ken Ritter, Fortune, 17 July 2024
Walnut Walnut boasts a deep, rich brown wood color with purplish or black undertones, creating a luxurious and sophisticated look.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024
For most of the year, this unusual cactus looks like dead sticks with a jumble of gray and purplish stems.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2024
Half its body is covered in rippling white stripes that can melt into its dim surroundings under the right lighting, while the rest of it is covered in dark, purplish fur, oily enough that water slides right off it.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Purplish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purplish. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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purplish
adjective
pur·plish
ˈpər-p(ə-)lish 
: somewhat purple
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