as in grey
of the color gray
a silvery metal of some kind
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Recent Examples of silvery
It is filled with avant-garde architecture, domes and soaring silvery steel umbrellas to shield visitors from the heat.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Novak walked the red carpet and accepted the honor onstage in a dramatic white gown with a silvery overlay.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
With colors ranging from purple and silvery blue to rose or creamy white, these plants can withstand cold days and nights.
—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
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Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Novak walked the red carpet and accepted the honor onstage in a dramatic white gown with a silvery overlay.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
With colors ranging from purple and silvery blue to rose or creamy white, these plants can withstand cold days and nights.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silvery
Adjective
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Her eyes were technically blue, but really more gray; other people’s blue eyes seemed to draw commentary, but no one ever remarked on hers.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Saturday morning on campus in Westwood was gray and groggy.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The launch produced a bright, silver-white plume that changed into colorful veils as the sun illuminated the high exhaust at about 70-110 km (45-70 miles).—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The look Sweeney took inspiration from was first worn on the runway ensconced in a gargantuan, white faux fur coat, before the model stripped it off to reveal the silver showstopper underneath.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Silvery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silvery. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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