chalky

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Adjective
  • Satellite imagery shows six deep holes in the ground around Fordo, and ashy debris over much of the site.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 June 2025
  • From the east, everything looked blue — ashy, cool-toned silhouettes of what still stood.
    Loren Elliott, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In his post-game meeting with reporters, New York coach Tom Thibodeau looked ashen and was at loss for explaining what unfolded.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 22 May 2025
  • The urologist’s face, lit by the glow of these images, was ashen.
    Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.
    Ellen Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • Symptoms of heat exhaustion may include heavy sweating and fatigue, a weak pulse and skin that’s cool, pale or clammy, as well as headache, dizziness, nausea and fainting.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025
  • The wine is a pale straw with greenish highlights, featuring aromas of green apple, lemon, and spring flowers.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • Chef Andre Fowles, a three-time Food Network Chopped Champion, remains a stalwart force in the Miss Lily family but has exchanged the grit and bustle of the urban neighborhood for the sandy beaches and resort-umbrella-ed nook of the Negril, Jamaica location.
    Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Nestled in nine hectares of lush, landscaped gardens overlooking a long, sandy beach and the shimmering South China Sea, The Westin Resort & Spa Cam Ranh is a haven of tranquility and wellbeing.
    Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 June 2025
Adjective
  • This is why babies and toddlers with a shock of blond hair can end up a mousy brown color in adulthood.
    RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
  • For evidence, just look at her recent transformation from mousy brunette to bombshell blonde.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Staining not only revives faded wood but also helps protect it from sun, moisture and insects.
    Angie Hicks, Boston Herald, 27 June 2025
  • Select a faded flower and follow the stem down, cutting it 12 inches or more below the bloom, deep into the plant to encourage more long stems.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2025
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“Chalky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chalky. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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