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Recent Examples of ebony
There’s no question these ebony felines are both mysterious and beautiful.
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Tribune News Reports, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
Dating back roughly 1,500 years, the artifacts are carved from rare ebony wood that originated in India or Sri Lanka.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
California launched the ebony alert for missing black children in 2024 after authorizing legislation was passed the prior year.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2025
The products are in sync with the barber shop’s old-school aesthetic, combining columns, capitals and green marble with opulent mosaic flooring, black ebony walls, coffered ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Tribune News Reports, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
Dating back roughly 1,500 years, the artifacts are carved from rare ebony wood that originated in India or Sri Lanka.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
California launched the ebony alert for missing black children in 2024 after authorizing legislation was passed the prior year.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2025
The products are in sync with the barber shop’s old-school aesthetic, combining columns, capitals and green marble with opulent mosaic flooring, black ebony walls, coffered ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebony
black
Adjective
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Geirþrúður has wrapped a large towel around herself but her shoulders are still bare and her December-dark hair is wet and wild and possibly blacker than it’s ever been.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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From the balcony, Kate appeared still, serene and composed in an all-black ensemble, accessorized with a black hat, scarf, her RAF brooch and the traditional red poppy.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Ebony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ebony. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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