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as in pornographic
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
was shocked at the blue banter on that satellite-radio talk show
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as in sad
feeling unhappiness
a cold, dreary day always leaves me blue
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as in spicy
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a lighthearted comedy with a few moments of blue humor
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as in intellectual
much given to learning and thinking
a book club that had been founded many years earlier by the blue, progressive women of the city
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as in sea
the whole body of salt water that covers nearly three-fourths of the earth
pirate ships that sailed the vasty blue in search of treasure
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Recent Examples of blue
Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Rounding out the trio is the 008 recovery slide with its uniformly blue upper and a speckled gum outsole.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
Kornacki has since traded in the khaki color for a darker blue.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Florida rail company Brightline is joining in the red, white, and blue festivities for the United States' upcoming milestone 250th anniversary by showing off a rolling timeline of American history.
—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
Rounding out the trio is the 008 recovery slide with its uniformly blue upper and a speckled gum outsole.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
From the lovely greens to the steeper blues and blacks, Pleasant Mountain delivers.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2026
Kornacki has since traded in the khaki color for a darker blue.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue
Adjective
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Millions of children were watching and the lyrics were purely pornographic.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The startup has faced a global backlash over its Grok chatbot, which was allowed to generate nonconsensual pornographic images of women and children for weeks before the team stepped in to stop it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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To many, this is a sad, depressing thought.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Shortly after the film begins, Jago returns home from the war alone with the sad news that Seamus has been killed.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Freak from The Girls Deli in North Park is a hot sandwich with salty pastrami, brisket, melted jack cheese, bacon, mustard, spicy sriracha mayo, onions, and jalapeños.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The traditional ingredients of a scampi—garlic, white wine, and butter—meld with the essence of a seafood boil thanks to hot sauce, spicy sausage, and Cajun seasoning.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Mystic trust in the power of Mercury or whatever spans generations and intellectual capacities.—
Hillary Busis,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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But these associations were purely intellectual.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Its version, Satellite SOS, works similarly, and requires a clear view of the sky with as little obstruction as possible.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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The statement on his Truth Social platform signals new transparency on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), meaning unexplained observations in the sky, an issue that has drawn Washington’s attention for years.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Lunch is à la carte, and dinner is a tasting menu that varies every night, depending on what the countryside, the sea, and the orchard offer that day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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If you're all set on aquamarine, explore a full rainbow of sea foam green, olive, and chartreuse.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His night ended amid a storm of laughing students and obscene gestures.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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However, that approach might convince possible free agent targets (say Green’s Bay’s Malik Willis) to look elsewhere, unless the money Miami’s offering is obscene, and far exceeds another franchise.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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And very plain and simple, just depressed.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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