as in self
the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others
had the feeling that the natives were of a different clay than us and that neither side would ever understand the other
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Recent Examples of clay
Unlike clay, which solidifies into a dense block when frozen, the soil in this area is predominantly sand.
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Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Ecuador leading Australia on home courts in Quito, where the altitude and switch to clay from hard courts confounded James Duckworth and Rinky Hijikata against Alvaro Guillen Meza and Andres Andrade.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The blush also hydrates and detoxifies the skin with vitamins C and E, and kaolin clay in the formula.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
An internet of clay and sandal leather.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
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Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Ecuador leading Australia on home courts in Quito, where the altitude and switch to clay from hard courts confounded James Duckworth and Rinky Hijikata against Alvaro Guillen Meza and Andres Andrade.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The blush also hydrates and detoxifies the skin with vitamins C and E, and kaolin clay in the formula.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
An internet of clay and sandal leather.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clay
Noun
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As his younger, more romantic self, that hardness never quite goes away.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Unlike your regular pension pot, which requires putting aside a portion of your salary for your future self, the country’s government would pay out €10 ($11) a month to children in education under this new plan.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The grant is part of the Prebys Foundation’s Healing Through Arts and Nature initiative to help community groups provide arts, culture and nature to support healing for community members across San Diego County.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Witness the scale and ferocity of nature’s most powerful forces – from hurricanes and flash floods to droughts and bushfires – and discover the ingenious ways nature endures, adapts and prevails against these new extremes.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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True to her signature flair for whimsy, Samuel brought in lots of playful elements featuring warm colors, bright patterns, and contemporary silhouettes.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2026
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Gap CashSoft Oversized Chunky Cardigan My daughters also loved this soft, chunky cardigan from Gap, available in multiple colors.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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Or, indeed, anyone else’s, given its alluring but thoroughly peculiar jumble of comic, dramatic and generally antic tones, or the increasingly indeterminate target of its hollow social satire.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Speaking immediately after Rubio, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi struck a contrasting tone.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
14 Feb. 2026
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And many of the media companies have great monetization but don’t really have any of the big personalities and audiences was a really interesting point.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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With a solid base and a strong personality, these sandals are made for spring and summer travel.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Clay.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clay. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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