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Recent Examples of blackish
The dark blue or blackish center instantly looks like a pupil and adds just the right amount of contrast against the pale lychee.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackish
Adjective
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Dickson notes that the dusky shade referenced Martin.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2025
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The glitch smoothed out the eccentricities of texture in the image and cast a dusky halo around every shape.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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It's got deep contrast with inky blacks and vivid colors, Google TV with hands-free Google Assistant, and super-low input lag.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Black Heart Books, Manitowoc, Wisconsin Black furniture, inky walls, spiders, and moths accent the book collection at Black Heart Books.—
Jennifer Billock,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Blackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackish. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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