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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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2
as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
a gray rainy day
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also grey
as in to get along
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Recent Examples of gray
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Witherspoon sat on hers wearing a gray hoodie and leggings and zero makeup.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Over the next four hours, those blue bars turned to gray.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Segel, meanwhile, donned a black suit teamed with a white shirt and light gray tie.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Witherspoon sat on hers wearing a gray hoodie and leggings and zero makeup.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
Both fires burned for days, reducing block after block of entire neighborhoods to gray and black debris.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Over the next four hours, those blue bars turned to gray.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray
Adjective
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The first agent gets into a silver Chevy Tahoe driven by someone else and leaves.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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After the incident, the robbers got into a silver sedan with at least one additional person inside who was driving, police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Don't feel afraid to play with bold (but dark) colors and various materials.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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Open my soul to the vast dark places.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Kevin Stefanski and Jaxson Dart got along well before last year’s NFL Draft.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Reports that the two don’t really get along have been around for a while.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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People often make the mistake of going with a bright white paint color to balance out a room’s cool feel and muted light, but opting for a warm neutral is more effective for creating an inviting space.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Jan. 2026
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Snag it in black, white, green, blue, or maple or walnut wood stains in sizes ranging from 4 by 4 inches to 8 by 10 inches.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Her family later learned that on April 23, 2021 — the day Parker found his aunt in a bleak mood — Dee had an angry confrontation over financial issues with two employees of the trucking company.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Some of Tarr’s most memorable scenes feature landscapes, often bleak and despairing settings of decaying Hungarian towns, punctuated with close-ups of characters’ faces.—
John Penner,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The two groups got on board to donate cash, and Kala offered to sell 25 of their ukuleles to the school at half price as a way to support the Title One school.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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In a year dominated by films in which women largely took a supporting role while the men got on with the important stuff, Bronstein’s film looked at the life of an ordinary suburban mom whose life is falling — no, flying — apart.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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They're known for their grayish-green fur and dark facial features, according to the African Wildlife Foundation.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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These come in a pretty off-white champagne color, along with a cool purple, chocolate brown, and greige (grayish beige).—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Dabis embraces the conventions of melodrama with sombre grace.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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The new teaser starts off serious and somber, much like the past trailers for Captain America, Thor and the X-Men, but then has a humorous moment when the Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) introduces himself to M’Baku (Winston Duke).—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Gray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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