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as in sad
feeling unhappiness a cold, dreary day always leaves me blue

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noun

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as in sky
the expanse of air surrounding the earth the plane flew off into the blue and was never seen again

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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
Adjective
Full sun Soil Type: Medium, well-draining, average Soil pH: Acidic to slightly alkaline (5.6-7.8) USDA Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8 This easy-to-grow perennial produces spikes of lavender blue, pink, or white blooms that stand upright above deep green foliage. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025 The spacious suites feature an eclectic palette of rust, olive green, pale blue, and cream, with fabrics like boucle, velvet and leather. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
The movie seems to recoil from its own hammering dramatics, with Bryce Dessner’s score toggling uneasily between jocular blues and dour, overcompensating strings. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 The Cordless Vacuum with the ‘Power of a Dyson’ Is Down to $80 Today — but Not for Long The towels are on sale in multiple colors, including neutrals, pastels, and bright shades, such as dark gray, aqua blue, and yellow, so one is bound to match your bathroom decor. Toni Sutton, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue
Adjective
  • Though the courts have not invariably ruled against Trump, the Administration’s record so far is, to use one of the President’s favorite words, sad.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The sad story of Alex Verdugo was one of the most puzzling dramas of the MLB offseason.
    Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The admirable Kentucky Freedom Run Farm provides the fine, flavorful lamb for a slow braising and sided with a spicy tomato jam risotto, coriander, mint-and-pistachio gremolata and the reduction of the meat’s juices.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • His agenda for a perfect day in L.A. includes a boat party, an ice bath and the most glorious spicy shrimp in town.
    Michelle Woo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • After graduating from Harvard Law School, Clement clerked for the federal appeals-court judge Laurence Silberman, the intellectual godfather to generations of conservative lawyers, and then for Justice Antonin Scalia.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2025
  • This helps the church establish leaders, college presidents and intellectual leaders.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • While people riding horses is a frequent trope for the genre, several moments set at dusk or against a cloudy sky deftly capture the movie’s melancholic mood.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 May 2025
  • Worries about Trump’s tariffs Under overcast skies in Taipei, about 2,500 Taiwanese union members began a march at the presidential office, representing sectors from fisheries to telecommunications.
    Thomas Adamson, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2025
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  • Both Moscow and Kyiv have agreed to a moratorium on attacks on energy targets and at sea, which each accuses the other of breaking.
    Guy Faulconbridge and Pavel Polityuk, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Resort | British Columbia Accessible by only sea or air, this Relais & Châteaux wilderness lodge is set within Canada’s Discovery Islands archipelago.
    Vivian Song, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This social justice kitsch becomes a mildly obscene evocation of racial terrorism.
    Armond White, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Fifteen years after her husband’s drowning in the nearby bay, Tressilian’s days are spent in a cranky routine: grumbling over the obscene resort stationed on the opposite bluff, reading London’s gossip columns, and summoning the household help with the insistent ringing of a bedroom call bell.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • Investors are keenly watching these metrics as European banks transition to an environment of monetary easing, particularly in Switzerland, which has been combating a strong franc and depressed inflation with interest rates as low as 0.25%.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Dracula’s Daughter is about a lady vampire who seduces and feeds off other ladies and who is depressed and desperate to be cured of her unyielding desire for wom— sorry.
    Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • Mackintosh and Bourne mitigate the damage by grouping some songs together and presenting them in an ingeniously suggestive dramatic fashion.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • This revelation tempers the expectations of a Dynasty revival despite the suggestive interactions and Hammerstone's social media activity.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025

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