variants
also slatey
as in slate
of the color gray
slaty stones in the riverbed
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slaty
Adjective
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The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson served as gold sponsor of the evening with Turner & Associates as silver sponsor.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025 -
Felicity’s more flamboyant persona, meanwhile, is very glam black leather with silver trim.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
10 May 2025
Adjective
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Home to some of our favorite bedding and bath towels, Brooklinen offers this sheet set, which comes in playful patterns and interesting colors like basil green and a subtle gray and white stripe.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
14 May 2025
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The Kansas City Chiefs tight end wore a blue and white graphic T-shirt under a sleek gray blazer paired with matching gray trousers, with his hair slicked back.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Meanwhile, Harry was less committed in a grey sweater and blazer.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
10 May 2025
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Troopers began to patrol I-95 South in attempts to locate the grey Jeep bearing Rhode Island registration plates, state police said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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The building on Kedzie Avenue between Humboldt Park and Palmer Square is one of the oldest used by the Gateway Foundation, and on a rainy day last week was filled with grayish light as residents moved among dorm-like rooms that each house one to four men.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Instead of being jet-black, his fur lightened and transformed into a grayish tint.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Slaty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaty. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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