as in gray
of the color gray
the black stallion and white mare produced a grayish filly
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Recent Examples of grayish
While gophers and groundhogs are both burrowing rodents, usually with brown to grayish fur, gophers are much smaller and typically measure about 5 to 14 inches long.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Frostbite symptoms include redness or skin pain, white or grayish-yellow skin areas, skin that feels unusually firm or waxy and numbness, according to the CDC.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Signs of frostbite include redness or pain in any skin area, a white or grayish-yellow skin area, skin that is waxy or firm and numbness.
—Jarrod Wardwell, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026
Signs of frostbite include numbness, white or grayish-yellow skin or firm or waxy skin.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
Frostbite symptoms include redness or skin pain, white or grayish-yellow skin areas, skin that feels unusually firm or waxy and numbness, according to the CDC.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
Signs of frostbite include redness or pain in any skin area, a white or grayish-yellow skin area, skin that is waxy or firm and numbness.
—Jarrod Wardwell, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2026
Signs of frostbite include numbness, white or grayish-yellow skin or firm or waxy skin.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grayish
Adjective
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The woman’s expression, painted in different shades of gray, is intentionally distorted in Picasso’s signature Cubist style.—
Jake McGowan,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The mission also revealed a new side of our planet with an Earthset photo, showing our Blue Marble setting behind the gray, pockmarked moon.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The shooter fled the scene in a silver sedan, police said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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This interplanetary outing picks up nine years after the Goldilocks asteroid heist in 2012 as a new generation emerges while our principal characters enjoy their silver years.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grayish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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