grays

variants also greys
present tense third-person singular of gray

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Verb
  • This plant flowers year-round and, like all abutilon cultivars, is not water needy.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • On any other network, in any other circumstance, that show [likely] gets on the air.
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
  • Dinner gets on the table faster.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • In a separate Psychology Today piece, Julieta Zemla explores how scent can shift in meaning as a relationship evolves, drawing on research that links smell to stress regulation between partners.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026
  • Over time, this structure evolves in today’s ESOPs.
    Mary Josephs, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • The investment advances Sony Pictures’ focus on experiential entertainment, fandom ​and technology, and would allow the studio to ​explore new ways to extend its intellectual property through immersive experiences.
    Reuters, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • Switzerland advances and doesn’t have to play a group winner in the next round.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • This is typically done in the spring or summer, before the plant blooms.
    Heather Bien, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
  • The city blooms with bikers, picnickers, runners, and walkers, and cafés push their tables out to the sidewalk.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • The wine then ages 18 months in first and second-use barrels.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • In America, wealth skews decisively toward those who are older; Americans ages 45 and under control only 11% of the nation's wealth, per household data from the Federal Reserve.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Who gets along with whom in the British royal family seems to be a daily matter of conversation.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 26 June 2026
  • In May 2026, Meyer told PEOPLE that everyone gets along seamlessly.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
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“Grays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grays. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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