blackish

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Recent Examples of blackish More on the wolf making headlines While BEY03F is classified as a gray wolf, photos show her coat appears blackish-gray. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 May 2026 That’s because oak trees are also rich in naturally occurring tannins, which can cause stubborn brown or blackish stains. Cori Sears, The Spruce, 14 May 2026 Meanwhile, 13 eateries received citations for health code violations including blackish mold-like growth in the facility, raw ducks improperly thawed and having a moth inside a container of rice. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Once cut or mashed, avocados will turn blackish-brown in the blink of an eye. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackish
Adjective
  • But fishers haven’t taken advantage of the invasive dusky spinefoot, whose population has grown significantly in Italian waters.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Hassett’s tenacious acoustic guitar figure is stark and dusky like early Leonard Cohen, oozing low strings and a big oily bass.
    Brian Howe, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Adjective
  • Besides being interesting on their own, some of these distant cometlike bodies have odd orbits that hint at the existence of another major planet out there in the inky black.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
  • In a paper published on Wednesday in Nature, Emerson and his colleagues report that these inky blemishes are a kind of transmissible skin cancer — one that appears to spread from catfish to catfish.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 July 2026

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“Blackish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackish. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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