as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
paramedics knew she was in shock because she was ashy and shaking
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Recent Examples of ashy
While promoting Wolfs around the world with his costar George Clooney in 2024, Pitt was seen with an ashy blonde haircut with hints of gray.
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 May 2025
Right away, fans noticed that her new hair color—consisting of a warmer blonde base and complementing ashy highlights—closely reassembled her sister Gigi Hadid’s signature hair color.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 13 May 2025
Her flare-ups have left behind patches of hyperpigmentation where her skin is noticeably darker and ashy.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Allure, 18 Apr. 2025
More to Read Dark, ashy wildfire sediment still sits on L.A beaches.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
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Michelle Lee, People.com, 23 May 2025
Right away, fans noticed that her new hair color—consisting of a warmer blonde base and complementing ashy highlights—closely reassembled her sister Gigi Hadid’s signature hair color.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 13 May 2025
Her flare-ups have left behind patches of hyperpigmentation where her skin is noticeably darker and ashy.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Allure, 18 Apr. 2025
More to Read Dark, ashy wildfire sediment still sits on L.A beaches.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashy
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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Her lipstick color settled somewhere between nude and pale pink.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
5 June 2025
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The heart of Paris, now as then, spans the colors of a March sky at dusk: pale gold, chilly white, slate blue.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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The urologist’s face, lit by the glow of these images, was ashen.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Ashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashy. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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