graying

variants also greying
present participle of gray

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for graying
Verb
  • These datasets can help guide decisions about where to explore for these minerals, how to mitigate the environmental impacts of mining, and how to assess Earth's evolving surface in a changing climate.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Conclusion With engineering breakthroughs and evolving automotive and aviation standards, flying cars are no longer a distant sci-fi fantasy.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The duo are known for their close collaboration while also getting along well with their boss of five-and-a-half years, Cheeks.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Sometimes first Tribals can be kind of bonkers if tribe lines are still being drawn, or if two people are really not getting along, or if someone is really loony tunes, or someone else is really fighting hard to stay.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Parker gets a crew together including an old friend (LaKeith Stanfield) and a new ally (Rosa Salazar) to steal sunken treasure coming into New York, getting on the bad side of the mob and a billionaire.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
  • After several relatively normal visuals appear, including Ed at a roller rink and sitting at a diner across two women (both of whom appear to suspect something is wrong with him), the trailer then cuts to Ed getting on top of a corpse.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Shifts in the labor force The US unemployment rate can hold steady even the country adds fewer jobs than last year, economists say, noting more people aging out of the workforce, a rise in discouraged job seekers, a reduced flow of immigrants and rising deportations of workers.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Japan will on Saturday elect its new leader, with a millennial minister poised to become prime minister of the rapidly aging nation.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Cue the standout white coat crafted from a blend of cashmere and ultra-fine wool, which came with three-dimensional flowers blossoming on the sleeves.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a part of Lee that believes Kalkbrenner can morph into a player akin to veteran center Brook Lopez, who began his career in Brooklyn before blossoming in Milwaukee.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In July, the agency approved gardenia blue, which is derived from a flowering evergreen.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Shaping and maintenance pruning should be done once flowering is over because buds form on old wood.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Why are my chocolate cosmos not blooming?
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Alaïa took the trend further with an oversized black flower choker blooming from the closure of a cropped jacket.
    Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Graying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graying. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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