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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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as in dark
causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer
a gray rainy day
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as in to get along
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Recent Examples of gray
Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
The picture is a cozy, smiley selfie featuring the trio, and appears to have been snapped in cooler weather, as the Bowling is sporting a dark gray jacket and purple sweater, while the twins, 34, appear to be wearing a dark, v-neck sweater.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Hooch, Turner and Hooch The most crucial element in any buddy cop movie is the dynamic of the central pairing, which lays a foundation of difference and tension: a graying racist and a sternly principled minority, a grizzled lifer and a naïve rookie, a by-the-book rule-follower and a loose cannon.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
The skies are gray, the ground is icy, and bundling up with cold-weather gear can dampen your seasonal style.
—Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
The picture is a cozy, smiley selfie featuring the trio, and appears to have been snapped in cooler weather, as the Bowling is sporting a dark gray jacket and purple sweater, while the twins, 34, appear to be wearing a dark, v-neck sweater.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Verb
If today’s age-specific labor and spending patterns continue, graying and depopulating countries will lack the savings to invest for growth or even to replace old infrastructure and equipment.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
Hooch, Turner and Hooch The most crucial element in any buddy cop movie is the dynamic of the central pairing, which lays a foundation of difference and tension: a graying racist and a sternly principled minority, a grizzled lifer and a naïve rookie, a by-the-book rule-follower and a loose cannon.
—Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gray
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Police did not locate either occupant of the silver sedan, authorities said.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Police alerted the Arizona Department of Public Safety and New Mexico state police to be on alert for Martin's silver 2016 Buick Encore with Arizona license plate BEA0TX.Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
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Black eyes, dark hair, Han is blocking the exit, standing with his hands on his hips, like a big fat X.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Sean getting beaten up at the end of the last episode was a dark moment, but Shrinking never lets a story stay serious for very long.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Sometimes all the step-siblings get along, but things can change when the elders’ needs increase, creating demands for new responsibilities.Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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The meet went incredibly well with both roosters getting along swimmingly with the rest of the birds.Karri Peifer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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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
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Some recipients responded to the texts with anger and others with a sense of humor, but many agree that the messages seem to be a bleak foreshadowing.Char Adams, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The stock's fate hinges on the 2024 presidential election results, with potential appreciation if Trump wins, but a bleak outlook if Kamala Harris prevails.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Travel experts say the behavior of such passengers can delay boarding because too many people crowding the gate area can block people from getting on and off the plane.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 24 Oct. 2024
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Federal regulations require airlines to return wheelchairs and scooters to customers quickly and undamaged after flights, and to help passengers with disabilities get around airports and get on and off planes.David Koenig, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
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Taylor works out of a squat, grayish building on a residential street near the railroad tracks.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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Most people would’ve just done the water with white foam or grayish blue foam.Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 July 2024
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As a lonely nerd in a suburb, there was something about the way that there were pop-cultural objects, at the last possible time when there was analog technology, that really wove into the fabric of your soul.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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But breaking that ground was an often lonely endeavor for a Black artist in mid-century Hollywood.August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Gray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gray. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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