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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
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
The Kern County Board of Education in California on Tuesday became the latest blue state board of education to pass a local resolution to keep biological males out of girls sports while its state law does the opposite.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Alex Vitoulis, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
In the Keys’ utopian past, the top radio station in town plays hard rock next to punk next to blues next to funk and soul and glam, without any racial or social distinctions (or even record sales) gumming up the flow.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Rather than producing just a few large offspring (like, say, a coconut palm or a blue whale) annual plants throw a blue zillion seeds at you.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
The Kern County Board of Education in California on Tuesday became the latest blue state board of education to pass a local resolution to keep biological males out of girls sports while its state law does the opposite.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Chicago blues purveyor and Louisiana native ties for the eighth-most leaders on Blues Albums.
—Alex Vitoulis, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
In the Keys’ utopian past, the top radio station in town plays hard rock next to punk next to blues next to funk and soul and glam, without any racial or social distinctions (or even record sales) gumming up the flow.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blue
Adjective
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How long is unknown, but with the season winding down and every game increasing in importance, any game off for Tucker is a sad statement on how far his stock has dropped in the last month.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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But the film’s precise, funny characters and vivid, sweltering look would have meant nothing without Lee’s wise and ultimately sad vision of multicultural America as a place where good intentions and casual mistrust are as commonplace as the local pizzeria.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But now this metropolis of some 2 million people has more and more options for later in the day, ranging from an intimate dining counter where a local chef nerds out about indigenous ingredients to a sleek izakaya bar where the city’s scene-seeking gastronomes gather for spicy tuna hand rolls.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Guests can choose traditional, sweet and spicy, buffalo, ranch, or lemon pepper.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Furthermore, there is a intellectual laziness which permeates asset protection planning.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Questions of who should read what material, and at what age, put libraries at the center of controversies around intellectual inquiry time and time again.—
Maria Papadouris,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Aug. 2025
Noun
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They were once used as street trees in Los Angeles for their drought tolerance, columnar growth habit, and attractive silhouette against the sky.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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The sun’s path for northern hemisphere gardeners will trend farther south in the sky as summer slides into early autumn.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In the first three-plus months of the new administration, Coast Guard personnel detained more than 860 aliens and stopped as much illicit cocaine as was interdicted at sea during fiscal 2024, Adm. Kevin E. Lunday told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on May 14.—
Gidget Fuentes,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Bermuda also lies in Erin’s path of influence, with forecasters expecting the island to see very rough seas and possibly tropical storm–force winds later this week.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Part of that obscene number is the Never Say Die Ladies Turf Sprint.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Brooklyn prosecutors charged him with misdemeanor assault, as well as menacing, reckless endangerment, possession of obscene material, interference with a professional sporting event, weapons possession and other charges, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That view shifted Wednesday, with our double upgrade back to our buy-equivalent 1 rating after CEO David Ricks and several other company insiders bought lots of shares of the depressed stock.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Sixty-five-year-old Jep Gambardella, indolent and disenchanted, his eyes permanently imbued with gin and tonic, watches this parade of hollow, doomed, powerful yet depressed humanity.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There can be findings that are suggestive of amyloidosis.2 Nuclear Imaging Nuclear scintigraphy is a type of nuclear imaging that is the mainstay diagnostic tool for ATTR-CM.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
5 Aug. 2025
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Plenty of flesh and suggestive looks are seen as guests eye both the wildlife and their guides.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blue. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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