grays

verb

variants also greys
present tense third-person singular of gray
as in flowers

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  1. flowers
  2. gets on
  3. evolves
  4. advances
  5. blooms
  6. ages
  7. gets along
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  • This plant flowers year-round and, like all abutilon cultivars, is not water needy.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of flowers
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  • Ask any company that quietly panics every time its founder gets on a plane.
    — Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • On any other network, in any other circumstance, that show [likely] gets on the air.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Definition of gets on
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  • Crypto has long been considered, correctly so, an technical issue, but continues to represent interesting accounting and reporting challenges as the industry evolves.
    — Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That adaptability could become increasingly important as drone technology evolves.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of evolves
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  • Elijah advances to the general election in a central Florida district that is considered reliably Republican.
    — Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Per the rules of baseball, each runner on base advances two bases in this instance.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of advances
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  • For woody flowering perennials such as azaleas and hydrangeas, if the plant blooms before May, prune after flowering; if the plant blooms after May, prune just before spring growth occurs (usually around February or early March).
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Plan your visit for the summer, specifically mid-June to early September, when the region blooms with sea life and the parks are fully accessible.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of blooms
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  • With voters ages 50+, Rogers took a nine-percentage point lead over El-Sayed at 52% to 43%.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Another survey released this month by CNBC found nearly half of Americans ages 18-34 hold favorable or very favorable views of democratic socialism.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of ages
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  • Who gets along with who, who is fighting with who, and how the dynamics within the family have shifted.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026
  • While on Field Trips with volunteers, Diamond has also proven to be an extremely great walker, calm in the car and gets along great with kids and other dogs who match her serene lifestyle.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of gets along
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