salt-and-pepper
adjective
salt-and-pep·per
ˈsȯlt-ən(d)-ˈpe-pər 
: having black-and-white or dark and light color intermingled in small flecks
a salt-and-pepper suit
a salt-and-pepper beard
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Sports bras and leggings feature the salt-and-pepper look of ’90s denim.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
Looking every bit the former military man with his salt-and-pepper crew cut, Hoegh was elected Iowa governor in 1954.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 May 2024
Apodaca, a biologist with a salt-and-pepper faux-hawk, was looking for a creature that, to an untrained eye, might be impossible to find: a rare salamander that lives hidden in narrow crevices no larger than an inch wide.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
Tour, a fit man in his mid-sixties, is courteous but playful, with salt-and-pepper hair that gives him the air of a more professorial version of Mr. Rogers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
Looking every bit the former military man with his salt-and-pepper crew cut, Hoegh was elected Iowa governor in 1954.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 31 May 2024
Apodaca, a biologist with a salt-and-pepper faux-hawk, was looking for a creature that, to an untrained eye, might be impossible to find: a rare salamander that lives hidden in narrow crevices no larger than an inch wide.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
Tour, a fit man in his mid-sixties, is courteous but playful, with salt-and-pepper hair that gives him the air of a more professorial version of Mr. Rogers.
—Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 13 June 2024
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“Salt-and-pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt-and-pepper. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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