as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
still looking ashen from his bout with the flu
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Recent Examples of ashen
Metal railings or a charred brick chimney were all that remained to distinguish the ashen piles.
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Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But the film that follows — luminously ashen where too many recent movies and TV shows have just been irritatingly dim — is flooded with a moonlight so lucid and alive that even the story’s most stygian moments might as well have been set at high noon.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Blend it in with a finger, a brush, or a sponge, and voila: a summery, outdoorsy flush to keep ashen winter skin at bay.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
The cruelest consolation for an innocent life made ashen before her time.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
But the film that follows — luminously ashen where too many recent movies and TV shows have just been irritatingly dim — is flooded with a moonlight so lucid and alive that even the story’s most stygian moments might as well have been set at high noon.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
Blend it in with a finger, a brush, or a sponge, and voila: a summery, outdoorsy flush to keep ashen winter skin at bay.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
The cruelest consolation for an innocent life made ashen before her time.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashen
Adjective
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My skin was pallid, and lesions covered the inside of my mouth.—
Suleika Jaouad,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The paintings are brushy and pallid, seemingly hinting at a dissatisfaction with commodified products such as these.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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German cockroaches are ¼ to 3/8 inches long and pale brown or tan with two dark streaks behind the head.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
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Anderson, a warm yet reserved figure sporting a pale blue suit with a red tie and the Jamaican flag proudly pinned to his lapel, said leadership and focus are essential, now more than ever.—
Richard Fowler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Ashen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashen. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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