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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for silvery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silvery
Adjective
  • 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
  • Saturday morning on campus in Westwood was gray and groggy.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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