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Recent Examples of sooty
Its borders seem to expand as trash bags begin appearing on the Badris’ property, and shots of swarming flies and sooty skies turn practically malevolent.
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Vulture, 16 July 2022
The Persian Polymath Avicenna compared the urine of newly pregnant women to chickpea water, which turned red in the later stages and a black, sooty color after childbirth.
—Holly Barker, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022
At Race Point in Provincetown sightings included a sooty shearwater, 23 common murres, 600 razorbills, 30 black-legged kittiwakes, and 5 Iceland gulls.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2021
This is a novel of warrenlike buildings, sooty doors, small rooms that smell of mice and leather.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2021
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Vulture, 16 July 2022
The Persian Polymath Avicenna compared the urine of newly pregnant women to chickpea water, which turned red in the later stages and a black, sooty color after childbirth.
—Holly Barker, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2022
At Race Point in Provincetown sightings included a sooty shearwater, 23 common murres, 600 razorbills, 30 black-legged kittiwakes, and 5 Iceland gulls.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Dec. 2021
This is a novel of warrenlike buildings, sooty doors, small rooms that smell of mice and leather.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sooty
Adjective
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Drift through the crowd as the smell of smoky jerk chicken and grilled cheese mingles with fresh lumpia, vegan soul bowls, and small-batch kombucha.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Its almond-and-vanilla base has just a hint of smoky sweetness, unfolding into a spicier scent that gives it a slightly intense fragrance.—
Irene Richardson,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His palette is light, smudgy guitar textures and warm synths; his message, more gestural than discursive, is love and lust.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
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It-girl energy that refuses to fade—from lacey slips to pencil skirts and smudgy, smoky eyeliner, the codes of that decade still define what’s cool.—
Beatrice Zocchi,
Vogue,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Sooty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sooty. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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