as in black
having the color of soot or coal
the ebony loudspeakers on their chrome stands look very sleek and modern
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Recent Examples of ebony
The second is exclusive to Tom Ford, a Makassar ebony wood note that uses special technology to capture the essence of the tree without damaging it.
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Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The dial is ebony-black sunburst, like the original.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
The characters—ebony, sandalwood, ceiba, redwood and so on—quickly come to feel like old friends, their long life histories carefully told and the stakes of their uncertain futures in the Anthropocene clearly laid out.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Its scent profile of palo santo, cistus, and ebony wood is both meditative and transcendent.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
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Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The dial is ebony-black sunburst, like the original.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
The characters—ebony, sandalwood, ceiba, redwood and so on—quickly come to feel like old friends, their long life histories carefully told and the stakes of their uncertain futures in the Anthropocene clearly laid out.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Its scent profile of palo santo, cistus, and ebony wood is both meditative and transcendent.
—Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebony
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The antibody provided mice with full protection against five snakes - the black mamba and a mix of cobras.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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Indeed, hung on the walls are vintage Italian posters and the floor is composed of alternating rust, black, and white tiles; walls are painted with a faint green Venetian plaster.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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“Ebony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebony. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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