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snowy

adjective

Definition of snowynext
1
as in rainy

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as in snow-white

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Recent Examples of snowy The two girls walk in snowy fields, visit temples and aquariums, and study sharks and other sea creatures for a new manga. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026 Arrowwood Viburnum Another native shrub, arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) sports snowy white blooms in spring and dark blue berries in late summer and fall. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026 The spa Yoga is part of the daily practice here, with an on-site teacher and a dedicated room with a view of the snowy Himalayas. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026 Related Stories While driving through the snowy darkness one night, the courier comes face to the face with the results of a contagion — the Umbrella Corporation’s infamous T-virus — and chaos ensues. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for snowy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snowy
  1. rainy
  2. snow-white
  3. gray
  4. neutral
  5. pallid
  6. pale
  7. faint
Adjective
  • Budget Director Ray Baker said Miami-Dade should have about $500 million in its rainy-day fund, but the county has less than $90 million available to tap after a calamity like a hurricane.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The park’s sand dunes are striped with turquoise and emerald lagoons (which accumulate during the rainy season), creating the effect of infinitely repeating oases.
    — Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of rainy
Adjective
  • My hero tenderly wrapped his snow-white daughter in a cravat; my heroine woke with a stab of fear, wondering where her stomach had gone.
    — Eloisa James, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • And happily, no one left this snow-white wedding cake in the rain.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of snow-white
Adjective
  • Images on social media showed rescuers pulling the woman from the house, wrapped in a gray blanket.
    — Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The 237 rooms and suites are serene, understated, and elegant, with paneled walls in dove gray and pale blue; beige marble and gold bathrooms; and the amenity du jour, pillow menus.
    — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of gray
Adjective
  • Since then, the Big Ten has appointed a neutral clock operator, instead of one appointed by the home team.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Winfrey has a more subdued take on footwear, her choices consisting of neutral tones with the occasional leopard or snakeskin.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of neutral
Adjective
  • The pallid grayness of Mike Eley’s cinematography is probably supposed to mimic the finality of HIV/AIDS taking hold, but there’s no passion aesthetically to counterbalance what becomes absolute misery onscreen to watch.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Young people in particular have soured on the technology over the last year, a development that may at least partially be explained by a pallid entry-level job market.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pallid
Adjective
  • The pinkish squid glided two miles beneath the surface, its long, pale legs trailing from undulating fins, stunning scientists who know remarkably little about its diet, behavior or reproduction.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • If the opening sequence seemed pale and crude, there was quickly almost too much detail.
    — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of pale
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, her cheeks and lips were accented with a faint swipe of peach blush and rose gloss, and her lashes were coated in black mascara, giving the overall look a refined appeal.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Even as their faint rally began to flourish in the eighth inning, there was no credible reason to believe the ending would be any different this time.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of faint

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“Snowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snowy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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