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Recent Examples of graying
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 Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graying
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As the conversation progresses, dialogue options branch in real time as Phaedra shares more intimate details of what she's been going through and how the virus is evolving within her.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Dynamic motion leap New footage from Boston Dynamics showcases the Atlas humanoid robot executing a sequence of advanced balance and gymnastics maneuvers that underscore the system’s evolving control capabilities.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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In this sketch, a group of women worries about whether their husbands in the other room are getting along.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Apr. 2026
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Just two co-stars getting along.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 Mar. 2026
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That offense, timely hitting, finding ways to score runs, whether that’s the long ball or walks, getting on base and driving them in.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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In the opposite dugout, life has become difficult for Frankfurt’s head coach, Albert Riera, who is not getting on at all well with the German media.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
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In Colorado, with its extreme weather swings, aging homes, and rising insurance landscape, that advice carries extra weight.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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The audience it was built to serve is aging out of peak moviegoing years as the audience replacing them has different formation patterns, different reference points, and a different relationship to the cultural texts the studios are trying to sell back.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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In this regard, our media-entertainment industrial complex is actually leading the way, with Project Hail Mary and the Artemis coverage and the little hopecore movement currently blossoming.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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McCoy left Oregon State after his freshman season and was a plug-and-play starter at Tennessee, blossoming into a lockdown cornerback specializing in man coverage who earned All-American honors and was a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award as a sophomore in 2024.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Despite the colder weather, winter is a great time to visit—and even a chance to catch some snow and ski—while spring offers a landscape blooming with azaleas, mountain laurels, and wildflowers.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Walking paths and blooming gardens skirt the knobby cypress knees.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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“Graying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graying. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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