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Recent Examples of inky
Azoulay updated Compton, a maximalist swirl of florals, with a midnight black backdrop, while Pierce & Ward scaled down the same pattern and punctuated its inky lines with a soft oatmeal ground to create Compton Parvum.
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Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
Idle outside on a warm summer evening and let the inky blackness envelope you.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
However, pieces of her inky hair still stood out against the warm-toned floral pattern.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Huddled on their boat alongside his brother Roderigo as Mami’s galley approached, the inky blackness of the sea illuminated by the ghostly light of the waning moon through the salty air, Cervantes must have felt that uncertainty that marks the death of agency.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
The film, which largely unfolds on Christmas Eve, has a wonderful sense of the dying light of a late December day, the transition from a shade of damp gray to the inky black of night, and, even better, an actual sense of a particular American place.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The inky navy, black, gray and peeks of plaid from the autumn/winter 2025 collection are now available to shop.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Japanese, slight in build, sporting a gray T-shirt, with inky hair cut into a modish bowl, neither Greenberg nor Bowyer yet knew the man’s name — Ippei Mizuhara.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Other evidence of bed bugs includes bloody or inky stains on fabric and a sweet, musty smell in the room.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
Idle outside on a warm summer evening and let the inky blackness envelope you.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 29 Sep. 2025
However, pieces of her inky hair still stood out against the warm-toned floral pattern.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025
Huddled on their boat alongside his brother Roderigo as Mami’s galley approached, the inky blackness of the sea illuminated by the ghostly light of the waning moon through the salty air, Cervantes must have felt that uncertainty that marks the death of agency.
—Ed Simon
september 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
The film, which largely unfolds on Christmas Eve, has a wonderful sense of the dying light of a late December day, the transition from a shade of damp gray to the inky black of night, and, even better, an actual sense of a particular American place.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
The inky navy, black, gray and peeks of plaid from the autumn/winter 2025 collection are now available to shop.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Japanese, slight in build, sporting a gray T-shirt, with inky hair cut into a modish bowl, neither Greenberg nor Bowyer yet knew the man’s name — Ippei Mizuhara.
—David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
Other evidence of bed bugs includes bloody or inky stains on fabric and a sweet, musty smell in the room.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inky
Adjective
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The glitch smoothed out the eccentricities of texture in the image and cast a dusky halo around every shape.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Sep. 2025
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Wildlife officials have put out a call to the public after the body of a dusky dolphin was found decapitated on a New Zealand beach.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Smithsonian Institution, which includes all the Smithsonian museums, plans to go dark after Saturday if the government shutdown continues beyond then, according to its website.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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Polselli brings a painterly gaze to scenes of quiet dread, such as a figure gradually appearing out of thick brush as two women make their way home through dark woods.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Over the course of a few hours in Washington on Tuesday, the increasingly muddled state of public health unfolded.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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This is an impossible task – partly due to Trump’s own muddled thinking – but most importantly, because Putin does not want peace.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Here’s how to revive those dingy baseboards and bring back their color.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
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The couple spent 118 days — nearly four months — on their raft and dingy in the open water before they were rescued by chance by a passing Korean vessel.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Combs' case was particularly challenging, wading into the murky intersections of consent and coercion, celebrity, complex workplace dynamics and the myriad ways that people cope with trauma.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The lack of government data leaves investors, economists and policymakers with a murkier view of the economy at a crucial moment when concerns are mounting about a weaker labor market and stickier inflation.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But the inaccuracy and muddied decision-making were evident throughout training camp.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her feet are bare, the toenails a little muddied.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Amusingly, the elderly nun’s vow of silence permits her only a chiding glance whenever unfiltered María Ángeles’ conversation turns salty.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the day, as the professor’s thoughts cascade from Dostoyevsky to YouTube fitness influencers, nearly every one of Castro’s acerbic, unfiltered paragraphs contains a bristling insight about literature, weight lifting, or academic politics.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Lemon Chiffon and Sundew, Classic Yellow and Armagnac—all evoke dusty landscapes and hazy sunlight.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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Frosted glass has an opaque, hazy finish that provides privacy while still allowing in light.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Inky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inky. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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