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Recent Examples of inky
Celebrity nail artist Julie Kandalec painted Emily Blunt’s short, square nails an inky shade of purple for the Louis Vuitton Cruise 2027 show, while Charli XCX wore a short, black cherry manicure by artist Naomi Yasuda to the 2026 Met Gala.
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Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 June 2026
Sluggy surfaces, inky indigo, green casts, wool and cashmere blends and flocked finishes put a denim spin on it.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
From individual missions to tours aboard the ISS, video games have featured surprisingly often in the inky blackness of space.
—William Worrall, Space.com, 30 May 2026
Parachutes twirl out of an inky night sky, one carrying Moulin (Gilles Lellouche), who is about to become the first president of the National Council of the Resistance.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
The activity is not unlike the way US and Soviet submarines tailed one another in the Cold War, but instead of running silent and running deep, highly reflective satellites easily stand out against the inky blackness of space.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
My team painted the ceiling black; along with the wallpaper and inky bedding, black was my 60 percent.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
Their 2022 Bullnose Syrah is inky purple in the glass with aromas of violet, black cherry, and cherry cola.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
DarkSky International certified Katahdin Woods for its inky night skies, which sparkle across its 87,500 acres.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 6 June 2026
Sluggy surfaces, inky indigo, green casts, wool and cashmere blends and flocked finishes put a denim spin on it.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 2 June 2026
From individual missions to tours aboard the ISS, video games have featured surprisingly often in the inky blackness of space.
—William Worrall, Space.com, 30 May 2026
Parachutes twirl out of an inky night sky, one carrying Moulin (Gilles Lellouche), who is about to become the first president of the National Council of the Resistance.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
The activity is not unlike the way US and Soviet submarines tailed one another in the Cold War, but instead of running silent and running deep, highly reflective satellites easily stand out against the inky blackness of space.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
My team painted the ceiling black; along with the wallpaper and inky bedding, black was my 60 percent.
—Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
Their 2022 Bullnose Syrah is inky purple in the glass with aromas of violet, black cherry, and cherry cola.
—Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
DarkSky International certified Katahdin Woods for its inky night skies, which sparkle across its 87,500 acres.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inky
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While conservationists have learned everything there is to know about dusky gopher frogs — including habitat management, breeding and larval development —the importance of rebuild its population extends far beyond one species.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Pygmy rattlesnake Most adult dusky pygmy rattlesnakes are about 12 to 14 inches in length, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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This length is easier to maintain and avoids the tripping hazards of puddled fabric while still looking polished.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Dec. 2025
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But the true story behind it is a dark, sad and overall pretty confusing one.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Trudeau embraced the Southern California vibes and wore a green T-shirt with black shorts and a pair of dark sunglasses.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Bloody, disturbing, shocking, and entertaining as hell, the Ghost Ship opening couldn’t be any more different from the absolute slog that follows it, climaxing on a muddled and overly complicated ending.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 June 2026
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So the relationship of high rates for long-term CDs and low rates for short-term CDs remains muddled.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Melanie Hamrick, a former member of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet, was leaping down a dingy stairwell in the company’s lower-Broadway rehearsal building recently.—
Bob Morris,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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Even though modern machines and detergents have taken most of the workload out of the task, there are still some outdated laundry habits that may leave your clothes and linens looking dingy, smelling less than fresh, and feeling scratchy.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Algae bloomed late last week just days after the completion of the renovation, turning the pool from deep blue to green and murky.—
Jonathan Karl,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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The details remain murky, but reports indicated that American and Iranian leaders on Monday signed an agreement intended to end hostilities between the countries.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
18 June 2026
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During a nearly four-hour Friday hearing in Mecklenburg County small claims court, Jackson and Agape’s attorneys parsed through a muddied timeline that involved verbal agreements between Ball, Jackson and either Cam Newton or his father, Cecil Newton.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2026
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There is a desperate need to protect first-party data, which becomes muddied when bots, rather than humans, navigate a site.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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White Whale Dirty Martini At White Whale in Las Vegas, the White Whale Dirty Martini is a spirit-forward martini enhanced with a robust, unfiltered olive oil fat wash.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Prepare as directed, using an unfiltered wheat beer (such as Boulevard Wheat or Paulaner Hefe-Weizen).—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2026
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“Inky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inky. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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