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as in silver
of the color gray
the gray elephant and the gaudily dressed circus performer created a striking contrast
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as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
a gray rainy day
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as in to get along
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Recent Examples of gray
Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Fans were clad in blue and orange, while Seward wore their signature blue, gray and white.
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
The walls are cracked, and their whitewash has faded to gray.
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Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The morning sky, plastered with dark-gray clouds, made the greenery of the forest so much brighter.
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Karina Zaiets,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Fans were clad in blue and orange, while Seward wore their signature blue, gray and white.
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Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2026
Verb
James Corbett uses Bokashi, a quickie Japanese rinse-away treatment designed for graying men, on his female brunette clients who want a gray blend without coming to his salon every few weeks.
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The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
The walls are cracked, and their whitewash has faded to gray.
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Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray
Adjective
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Many of them are variations on the amount of silver in the leaves, or the pattern the silver coloration makes.
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The silver thatch palm, indeginous to Cayman, was twisted by hand into rope that would not rot in saltwater, traded with passing ships for flour and salt and essentials the islands could not produce.
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Tourism and city officials say that marketplace channels festival foot traffic directly to Black entrepreneurs and helps keep dollars circulating in local neighborhoods long after the stages go dark.
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Jason kept the look casual in a light blue graphic T-shirt, white shorts, a baseball cap and dark sunglasses.
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As a child, Aemond is rebellious, an outcast and does not get along well with Rhaenyra’s children, who are of a similar age.
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Who furthermore makes no effort to try to get along with you or your family.
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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Blue-and-white stripes instantly channel summer, and this puff-sleeve top feels far more elevated than its $9 price tag suggests.
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My father is a can-do, glass-half-full guy, a quality that has always felt like a rebuke of my own bleak world view, which makes the poor man literally wince.
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The numbers were even bleaker in other categories.
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The easiest way for players to get on the court in the NBA is through strong defense and shooting.
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To get outside, get on the move.
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To diagnose this pathogen, cut an infected stem and look for grayish slime inside the stem.
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That revealed that some 21 of the 39 white-grayish bones in Stratum 10 and all 32 from the layer below had been burned.
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The film breathes in a dynamic way, the last few beats taking a startling turn toward a somber wistfulness.
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The hilltop De Smet Cemetery strikes a somber note.
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“Gray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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