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also slatey
as in gray
of the color gray
slaty stones in the riverbed
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Adjective
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Dark red markings on a gray panel, meanwhile, typically indicate that the ammunition contains an irritant or riot-control agent.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Get this $750 bag for just $225 in black, and save 41 percent or more on every other color, from warm green to reddish tan leather or signature canvas options in tan, black, white, and gray.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2026
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Before long, smitten cast members, including Sarah Sherman and a cameraman wearing an I (Heart) Harry shirt who kept focusing on Styles, proved too much for Gosling, who called off a big song and dance number featuring most of the cast in silver space attire.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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These candy-like shapes in bright neon colors contrast quite nicely against a silver base.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Slaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaty. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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