as in grey
of the color gray
the black stallion and white mare produced a grayish filly
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Recent Examples of grayish
Despite its name, Sierra Nevada red foxes can be either mostly red, mostly black, or a grayish brown cross phase, according to the USFWS.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The color of the curtain was designed to match the signature grayish green of the building’s ironwork.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 June 2025
Accompanying the message were two photographs: the first showing an exuberantly fluffy black cat; and the second capturing the same female cat post-groom, with a far-trimmer silhouette and, unexpectedly, grayish fur beneath the fluff.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Another type of hyperpigmentation that kojic acid can help with is melasma—a stubborn and hard-to-treat skin condition characterized by splotchy, brown or grayish patches.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Mar. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The color of the curtain was designed to match the signature grayish green of the building’s ironwork.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 June 2025
Accompanying the message were two photographs: the first showing an exuberantly fluffy black cat; and the second capturing the same female cat post-groom, with a far-trimmer silhouette and, unexpectedly, grayish fur beneath the fluff.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Another type of hyperpigmentation that kojic acid can help with is melasma—a stubborn and hard-to-treat skin condition characterized by splotchy, brown or grayish patches.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grayish
Adjective
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It’s set in a small-town community in upstate New York, where the long-gray-haired and bearded Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin) is the contempo version of a fire-and-brimstone cult leader, preaching fury in the form of piety.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Leticia Gutierrez, a gray-haired Catholic nun, asked them to sit down.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Kraus is described as having long, silver hair and brown eyes.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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This elevated, one-of-a-kind in-room dining experience presents the city’s beloved sandwich – whose origins date back to the 1930s – on a silver platter with white-glove service, blending luxury with the comfort and flavor of the classic.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grayish. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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