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
Given shorter travel times, a greater number of people would be able to experience its otherworldly ashen plains.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
In his post-game meeting with reporters, New York coach Tom Thibodeau looked ashen and was at loss for explaining what unfolded.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 May 2025
The urologist’s face, lit by the glow of these images, was ashen.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
But on one of our last days, the ashen sky cracked open to reveal fragments of a cerulean canvas.
—Celeste Moure, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2024
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025
In his post-game meeting with reporters, New York coach Tom Thibodeau looked ashen and was at loss for explaining what unfolded.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 22 May 2025
The urologist’s face, lit by the glow of these images, was ashen.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
But on one of our last days, the ashen sky cracked open to reveal fragments of a cerulean canvas.
—Celeste Moure, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashen
Adjective
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Out of the bloodstains shone a pair of bright blue eyes, and a heart was beating under the pallid skin that looked several sizes too big.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Three weeks after that hit that sent a crowd of 75,261 at Empower Field into a pallid silence, Bryant is ever the same.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These pale pink nails are accented with jade motifs, bright red strokes, and plum blossoms to signal hope and renewal.—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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The striking look, from Erdem’s fall 2026 collection, centered on a pale pink gown with crystal embroidery and an explosive tulle skirt—replete with a matching pink tulle veil.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Ashen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashen. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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