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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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In the video, the fashion designer can be seen in a luxurious fur teal coat over what appears to be a cheetah-print jumpsuit and tall latex boots with heels.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The water was a blur of teal fringed with rusty shadows, darkening, about twenty feet below, to a sickly emerald.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Butter yellows and bold teals also filled the collection in the form of silk slip dresses and fuzzy knits.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
Infused with phosphorescent pearls, the shadow is available in seven shimmering shades, from a soft rose gold to a vibrant electric teal.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The water was a blur of teal fringed with rusty shadows, darkening, about twenty feet below, to a sickly emerald.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Butter yellows and bold teals also filled the collection in the form of silk slip dresses and fuzzy knits.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 14 Feb. 2025
Infused with phosphorescent pearls, the shadow is available in seven shimmering shades, from a soft rose gold to a vibrant electric teal.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for teal
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“Teal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teal. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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