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Recent Examples of gray
Adjective
Their bodies can vary in color from tan and brown to gray and black. Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025 Moss has experimented with it all, from silvery side burns to white blonde shades and even committed to gray facial hair back in 2021. Michelle Lee, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
This particular 40 mm reference (W1SP10) has a stainless-steel case and bracelet with rose-gold accents and a grey dial with a small seconds counter at 6 o’clock. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2025 Take your pick from seven colors in sizes S to XL, including navy, red, and neutral hues like khaki and gray. Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gray
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray
Adjective
  • The Woodward Jacket is reimagined in fine Italian lambskin leather with a unique silver herringbone print, paying homage to traditional menswear fabrics, a brand staple.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Cut two ways, it will be shown in lace with a sheer jersey lining and in a silver metallic knit resembling the chainmail of the Knights Templar.
    Ari Stark, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Interestingly, Lorraine has taught Judy to ward off her frightening visions by using a nursery rhyme, effectively teaching her to suppress her dark side.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Dolphins wear white jerseys at home for afternoon games, forcing opponents to wear darker colors that absorb more heat.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • These responses reflect whether people in the workplace get along — not the actual culture itself.
    Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The animal not getting along with other pets or humans in the house.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The silk faille jacket was not quite white but a pale blush, and the loose pants and top beneath had an intricate pattern of silver beads.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In late August, Lawrence stepped out in an outfit made up of seasonless basics, pairing an airy black midiskirt with an untucked white T-shirt and a single-breasted Dissh blazer.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Matters only got more bleak in the sixth, when Rushing fouled a ball off his right shin, smoking a ball right above where his guard ended and immediately going down in pain.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The one constant is the unhappy couple’s bleak surroundings.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After Al-Hayya left, Qatari negotiators got on the phone with their Israeli counterparts to update them on the nascent ceasefire effort.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Click here to get on the newsletter list!
    Ayisha Miracle Mendez, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • All hands on deck In 2020, Ogg and other fishermen off the California coast noticed that the flesh of adult salmon had discolored from a bright reddish pink to a dull grayish pink.
    Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • From a base of curvaceous grayish green foliage, thick cylindrical stems grow up to three feet tall, sporting reddish-purple flowers.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
Adjective
  • His work in those early days bears little resemblance to the crystalline large-format portraits of lonely American landscapes that would come to define his career.
    Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Quarterback is an isolating and lonely position, despite entire infrastructures reverse-engineered in service of those who play it, to say nothing of the elaborate playbooks created for them.
    Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Gray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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