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as in obscene
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 suggestive
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
Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 May 2026
When the officers turned on their boat’s blue flashing lights to signal the commercial vessel to stop, someone threw a red bucket overboard, according to the report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026
The chambray blue feels a bit more contemporary, however, and brings a welcome bit of color to the home decor circuit.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026
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Adjective
Well, sister Kylie Jenner is launching a KHY denim line (and has been wearing a suite of low-rise blue and white numbers to sit courtside at the New York Knicks games), and jeans did make a quite divisive appearance at the 2026 Met Gala.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 May 2026
When the officers turned on their boat’s blue flashing lights to signal the commercial vessel to stop, someone threw a red bucket overboard, according to the report.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Noun
Tessa Thompson’s Yves Klein blue Valentino was striking — all the more because her fingers were also dipped in the hue.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026
The chambray blue feels a bit more contemporary, however, and brings a welcome bit of color to the home decor circuit.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026
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Adjective
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Faced with that reality, our inability to relate to one another becomes almost obscene.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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For instance, the ruling recognized that the government’s need to protect national security might require it to prevent publication of the number and location of troops and that the primary requirements of decency might require censorship of obscene publications.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As major college athletics continues to shift into for-profit, these types of sad measures are expected to continue, and private equity will continue to creep in.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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And such a sad story for Positano, and this whole region.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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But, in historic gold-rush regions, prospectors use it to identify disturbances in the landscape that are suggestive of former mining operations, in the hope of finding overlooked stores.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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For another example of the interpretive and suggestive quality of verbs, let’s look at Patricia Highsmith’s The Two Faces of January.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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But Lemisch’s comes with an intellectual pedigree forged in the history wars of the ’60s and ’70s.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The games holds that exact intellectual tension at its core.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Her family’s all nearby, out in the country and away from San Marcos, where Lindsey is surrounded by dark skies, and has space for gardens, fires to gather around and animals to rescue.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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The students, along with others from Country Day’s lower school, gathered on the campus football field May 5 to watch the balloon get filled with helium and lift into the sky.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The sea of red hats could’ve been a campaign ad; a fleet of expectant seniors on scooters waited to greet him.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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So for now, their aim is to chart the steadiest course possible in a sea of volatility.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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But demeaning our brand through association with vulgar demagogues is a losing strategy.—
Alma Hernandez,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The word was considered so vulgar that it was left out of early dictionaries and was rarely printed, though Adams says people were certainly using it.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Researchers believe inbreeding led to depressed survival rates in pups.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sam is very depressed and feels lonely and isolated.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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