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Recent Examples of blackish
Once cut or mashed, avocados will turn blackish-brown in the blink of an eye.
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Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
The dark blue or blackish center instantly looks like a pupil and adds just the right amount of contrast against the pale lychee.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Cottonmouths are often patterned and born with bright yellow tail tips to attract prey, but as the snakes age, the tail tips and discernible patterns usually fade to a dull blackish color.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 19 Sep. 2025
Among the 35 hues are trendy cool tones, conventional nudes, vibrant reds, and bold, creative colors like magenta and blackish-purple.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Slugs also may leave behind blackish fecal droppings.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Bricks emerged from the oven with a blackish-blue hue—and the ability to conduct electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2020
Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
The dark blue or blackish center instantly looks like a pupil and adds just the right amount of contrast against the pale lychee.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Cottonmouths are often patterned and born with bright yellow tail tips to attract prey, but as the snakes age, the tail tips and discernible patterns usually fade to a dull blackish color.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 19 Sep. 2025
Among the 35 hues are trendy cool tones, conventional nudes, vibrant reds, and bold, creative colors like magenta and blackish-purple.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Slugs also may leave behind blackish fecal droppings.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Bricks emerged from the oven with a blackish-blue hue—and the ability to conduct electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackish
Adjective
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Rooms are in muted tones of grey, green, and dusky blue, and even the smallest have plenty of space with king-size beds and a table and chairs—the city views are more interesting, but the ones overlooking the courtyard have dinky Juliette balconies as a consolation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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This variety has dusky or grayish-black foliage whose trumpet flowers show off petals ranging from salmon to orange-red to an occasional yellow with orange markings.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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DarkSky International certified Katahdin Woods for its inky night skies, which sparkle across its 87,500 acres.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
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With its high-gloss finish and bold, inky glaze, Anthropologie’s Rowen stoneware bundle is for the maximalist host.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Blackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackish. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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