as in gray
of the color gray
a silvery metal of some kind
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Recent Examples of silvery
Save for a few silvery additions, Hurley looked almost indistinguishable from her 1999 Met Gala photos.
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Gosling asks the cast members, who are dressed in a variety of silvery alien garb.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
In this container, sweet potato vine and trailing silvery dichondra lend extra texture and contrast.
—Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
This small shrub-like herb has aromatic leaves in an eye-catching shade of silvery green.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 9 Mar. 2026
Gosling asks the cast members, who are dressed in a variety of silvery alien garb.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Mar. 2026
In this container, sweet potato vine and trailing silvery dichondra lend extra texture and contrast.
—Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026
This small shrub-like herb has aromatic leaves in an eye-catching shade of silvery green.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for silvery
Adjective
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The woman’s expression, painted in different shades of gray, is intentionally distorted in Picasso’s signature Cubist style.—
Jake McGowan,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The mission also revealed a new side of our planet with an Earthset photo, showing our Blue Marble setting behind the gray, pockmarked moon.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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The shooter fled the scene in a silver sedan, police said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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This interplanetary outing picks up nine years after the Goldilocks asteroid heist in 2012 as a new generation emerges while our principal characters enjoy their silver years.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Silvery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silvery. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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