grays

variants also greys
present tense third-person singular of gray

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grays
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
  • Mirren's nuanced performance informs a complicated hero who evolves over the series' seven installments.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
  • When quantum technology evolves, companies that start studying applications now, even in pilot and experimental environments, will move quickly.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Elsewhere in the exhibition, another lamé qipao, this one from the 1940s, shows how technology advances, with the fabric manufacturers by then able to dye the metallic threads, Hansen added.
    Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
  • Endowed chairs are among the university’s highest academic honors, recognizing faculty whose groundbreaking work advances their field, enriches the campus community and drives global impact.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 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
  • Intimate partner violence by the numbers A 2024 study in The Lancet tracking homicide deaths from 1999 to 2020 found that Black women ages 25 to 44 are killed at nearly four times the rate of their white peers.
    Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
  • Gearhardt, who specializes in food addiction, has coauthored studies that showed more than 12% of older adults in the United States — and 21% of women ages 50 to 64 are now clinically addicted to ultraprocessed food.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • Scenes like the one last Thursday show this is a group that gets along, and the Lions are banking on that translating to the field Sundays.
    Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Robert is a funny, kind, and sweet boy who gets along well with others and loves to make new friends.
    CBS News, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Grays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grays. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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