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grays

verb

variants also greys

present tense third-person singular of gray

as in flowers

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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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As artificial intelligence rapidly evolves to make financial scams hyperrealistic, cybersecurity experts warn that the best defense isn't sophisticated detection software.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
That would give Temasek greater ability to adjust its investments as the industry evolves, compared with private assets that can be harder to exit quickly.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of evolves

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Quigley said the work of the consortium advances President Obama's efforts years ago.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Many computer operating systems assume that a day is 86,400 seconds long and that time advances in a predictable, monotonically increasing sequence.

— Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of advances

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By translating the magnolia into a mechanism, architect Mitsuru Senda created a sports venue that blooms on cue.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Still, Under Story is about the devastation of a life that breaks down and the miracle of the life that blooms from those ashes.

— Chloe Benjamain, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of blooms

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In a Cato Institute poll published in December 2025, 27% of Americans ages 30 to 64 supported reducing future benefits, compared with 53% of those under 30 and 36% of those 65 and older.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
New data suggests that people ages 34 and younger may be less likely to develop shingles than previous generations.

— Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ages

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Her incompatibility is expertly and efficiently illustrated in an immediate fallout with Gordon’s brash but lovable brother, Heavy (Justin Rosniak), who Ash gets along with swimmingly.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
John teaches at a small, leafy college by day, while by night working on a book about rationalist philosopher Spinoza and dating his beautiful colleague Becca (Sofia Boutella), a professor of psychology who has a son with whom John gets along well.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

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