GRAYS Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

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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The texture of his clothes also evolves from cold, hard fabrics to cashmere and softer clothes, representing Olive’s positive impact on him.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Focus on the bad ones, and predictors keep multiplying, needing constant updates as fraud evolves.

— Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of evolves

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Strategy, instinct and showmanship collide as players race to build their Sequence – until one team advances to the Ultimate Sequence round for a chance to win $100,000.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
The company’s continued involvement is intended to support production and integration as the Navy advances its next-generation submarine programs.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of advances

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There, wisteria blooms on trellises, raspberries ripen on bushes, a cold-plunge pool commands sweeping views of downtown Manhattan—and a chicken coop looms in the corner.

— Ingrid Abramovitch, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 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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For Sung, the challenge was finding continuity in a character who ages from a lovestruck young woman into a wife, mother and stepmother across shifting timelines and an uncertain grip on her own past.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Teens ages 13 through 17 can ride, although an adult must accompany them for the entire trip.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 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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