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Recent Examples of waxen
Instead, the moss’s telltale sign of woe is its glum, grayish hue, a waxen appearance that comes from ferns and algae that have crept over it.
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Sabrina Imbler, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020
Sabrina Imbler, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waxen
Adjective
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The film is aggressively teal with a sallow greige (gray-beige) overcast.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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If the entire plant looks sallow and yellow, give it better nutrition.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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If not covered in additional layers and warmed swiftly, your skin turns a grayish-yellow and becomes hard and waxy.—
Brad Stulberg,
Outside,
26 Mar. 2026
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Officials recommend destroying the insects and their gray, waxy egg masses, which are typically laid from October through December.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Opponents of the proposal want the county to consider different locations for the park site, arguing the project may harm a variety of native species to the area, including the western spadefoot toad and pallid bats.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Always, always those little ashen faces.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Hitchcock didn’t respond, his face slowly turning ashen.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the heyday of her career, her choppy hair, flat chest, sickly pallor and large darting eyes were a manic pixie dream.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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First, the spots appear, then leaves yellow and fall off the plant, and your rose bush turns into a sickly collection of sticks with no flower buds in sight.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The wine in the glass — a 2019 Chateau Mukhrani Tavkveri, one of Kartli's rarest indigenous red grapes, pale, spiced and deeply unfamiliar — is quietly extraordinary.—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Pale Yellow While pale yellow is a less common paint color pick to begin with, buttery hues have been experiencing a resurgence.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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As the hulking creature, the Australian star appears to have pale, cadaverous skin with lacerations across it and long, stringy hair.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The mom-of-six styled her ashy blonde hair in an effortless blowout, showing off her darker brown roots.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
7 June 2026
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Champagne blonde There’s butter blonde, sandy blonde, ice blonde, and ashy blonde.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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“Waxen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waxen. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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