as in grey
of the color gray
a silvery metal of some kind
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Recent Examples of silvery
With colors ranging from purple and silvery blue to rose or creamy white, these plants can withstand cold days and nights.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Nobium is a silvery metal that is highly resistant to both heat and corrosion.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
This silvery blue little fish with a jet black stripe eats the bloodsucking parasites on other fish, including predatory species that might otherwise eat them.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
The problem with this explanation is that photons are bouncing off the silvery side, which imparts even more momentum.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Nobium is a silvery metal that is highly resistant to both heat and corrosion.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2025
This silvery blue little fish with a jet black stripe eats the bloodsucking parasites on other fish, including predatory species that might otherwise eat them.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
The problem with this explanation is that photons are bouncing off the silvery side, which imparts even more momentum.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silvery
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Mary Anne MacLeod grew up in a suburb, a village called Tong — really just a cluster of houses, including the early 20th century squat gray stucco bungalow that was her family's home.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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On one hand, companies that enable gray-zone transactions face heightened scrutiny.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The couple also received a silver photo frame engraved with the joint cypher of Charles and Camilla.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The front license plate to a silver Honda Odyssey was reported either lost or stolen.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Silvery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silvery. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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