as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
paramedics knew she was in shock because she was ashy and shaking
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Recent Examples of ashy
Her roots are a darker shade than the mid-lengths and ends, evolving from a light ashy brunette at the root to a honey-blonde shade.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
Another child reaches into the remnants and starts to taste an ashy piece of wood.
—Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
There are an array of good ones on the market, just be sure to trim the wick to prevent an ashy imprint on your paintwork.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
The pigments come together to liven up dullness and work exceptionally well on ashy or gray hairs, resulting in a super nuanced hue.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 5 Sep. 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
Another child reaches into the remnants and starts to taste an ashy piece of wood.
—Jackie Mader, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2024
There are an array of good ones on the market, just be sure to trim the wick to prevent an ashy imprint on your paintwork.
—Hannah Coates, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
The pigments come together to liven up dullness and work exceptionally well on ashy or gray hairs, resulting in a super nuanced hue.
—Sarah Han, Allure, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ashy
Adjective
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The company, which relies heavily on sales in mainland China where Arc’teryx and Salomon are especially popular, suffered from fears of weak consumer demand given the pallid state of the Chinese economy.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 24 Nov. 2024
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Yet everything about this pallid stunt comedy, from the increasingly gross setpieces (at one point, Barrymore’s Nancy pukes directly into her husband’s mouth) to the wasting of normally great character actors in minor roles (Harvey Fierstein!Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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The pale lemon hue, which could pass for a neutral, has been worn by stars like Aubrey Plaza, Rihanna and Emily Ratajkowski on the red carpet.Hannah Malach, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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Discover Madewell’s striped and Uniqlo’s pale blue 100% cotton options, Zara’s chocolate brown shirt with a rounded hem, and Everlane’s oversized black iteration, crafted from Tencel.Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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But the film that follows — luminously ashen where too many recent movies and TV shows have just been irritatingly dim — is flooded with a moonlight so lucid and alive that even the story’s most stygian moments might as well have been set at high noon.David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
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Blend it in with a finger, a brush, or a sponge, and voila: a summery, outdoorsy flush to keep ashen winter skin at bay.Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Ashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ashy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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