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
Compared to cotton’s highs and lows and texturized appearance, TENCEL™ created a shinier look, drapey hand and grayish shade.
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Some grayish pieces—likely darkened by smoke—are original; lighter plaster prosthetics fill in missing places.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Females lack the colorful throat patch but have a dull metallic bronze-green back and grayish-white front, like the males.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues.
—Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Some grayish pieces—likely darkened by smoke—are original; lighter plaster prosthetics fill in missing places.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Females lack the colorful throat patch but have a dull metallic bronze-green back and grayish-white front, like the males.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grayish
Adjective
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In addition to not being a major proponent of black and white, Scheck isn't a fan of going all in with gray and white, either.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
12 Jan. 2026
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The palette in the sleeping quarters is neutral—beiges and reddish browns, touches of sage green and gray—while the bathrooms are clad in dramatic black marble.—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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
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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grayish. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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