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Recent Examples of grayish The circular room is an almost grayish white color with a high ceiling and a mattress-like cushion covering the entire floor. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025 All hands on deck In 2020, Ogg and other fishermen off the California coast noticed that the flesh of adult salmon had discolored from a bright reddish pink to a dull grayish pink. Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025 From a base of curvaceous grayish green foliage, thick cylindrical stems grow up to three feet tall, sporting reddish-purple flowers. Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 July 2025 To diagnose this pathogen, cut an infected stem and look for grayish slime inside the stem. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for grayish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grayish
Adjective
  • The whole pumpkin begins to sag as gray hairs emerge from every opening.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In Friday’s classic for the ages — the type of game the MLB Network will replay during gray Novembers and fans will tell stories about a decade or two from now — the Tigers showed every side of themselves and their season.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The silver-screen version of the provenance of the wedding dress could potentially irk a few too.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sánchez opted for a silver metallic mini dress with subtle boning and a black overcoat.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grayish. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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