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also grey
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as in silver
of the color gray
the gray elephant and the gaudily dressed circus performer created a striking contrast
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2
as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
a gray rainy day
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also grey
as in to get along
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Recent Examples of gray
Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The coastal areas will continue to see May gray in the morning and patchy fog that clears out in the afternoon, keeping temperatures fairly mild for the next two days.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Aspen Pflughoeft
updated July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Officers later arrived to find a mangled gray SUV, with its driver pinned underneath, according to a criminal complaint in the case.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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Adjective
By focusing on solving specific issues, starting with frizz and graying roots, Color Wow has tapped into a lucrative trend, explains Dan Su, a beauty analyst at Morningstar.
—Gigi Zamora, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The coastal areas will continue to see May gray in the morning and patchy fog that clears out in the afternoon, keeping temperatures fairly mild for the next two days.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Verb
Its back has orange and gray markings with a scattering of darker brown blotches.
—Aspen Pflughoeft
updated July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
Officers later arrived to find a mangled gray SUV, with its driver pinned underneath, according to a criminal complaint in the case.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray
Adjective
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There’s silver dust in the cells, and some boron and phosphorus, critical additives to increase conductivity and to provide the necessary environment for photons from sunlight to knock electrons loose from the silicon.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
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Other finance and tech players like CrossCountry Consulting, Dual Entry, and Remote have also joined as silver partners.—
Gemma Allen,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Look for bronze or dark spots on the foliage or prominent purple veins.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Michigan is home to six dark sky state parks, three international dark sky parks and an international dark sky sanctuary.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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At a time when the American government's tariff policies and 51st state talk about Canada are creating tension, the people of Detroit and Windsor seem to be getting along just fine, thank you.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
10 July 2025
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China and the European Union can’t seem to get along, despite sharing a common foe in U.S. President Donald Trump and his trade war.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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More white people claim the credit than Black people certainly.—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2023
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The only racial group that saw a decrease in suicide rates across age cohorts was non-Hispanic white people.—
Ellen Barry,
BostonGlobe.com,
11 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Some traders said the numbers were less severe than analysts' bleak forecasts.—
Sabrina Valle,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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No one is as funny and as bleak in the same sentence, or maybe even the same word.—
Literary Hub
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
Verb
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Even on this small scale, getting on the ballot will be a tough task, never mind actually winning.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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When Stalter and Dunham got on Zoom, Stalter’s instinct was confirmed.—
Anna Peele,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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The tree has smooth bark that is grayish brown and becomes scaly with age.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Despite its name, Sierra Nevada red foxes can be either mostly red, mostly black, or a grayish brown cross phase, according to the USFWS.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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While Bowie envisioned an Earth careening toward apocalypse in a flamboyant, theatrical cry, Drake’s five leaves are quieter, lonelier — more like the end of a season than the end of a world.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
5 July 2025
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By January, Musk had transitioned to lieutenant, making up DOGE, complete with cringey swag, like a lonely preteen dreaming up a secret club in his tree house.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2025
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“Gray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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