grayed

variants also greyed
Definition of grayednext
past tense of gray

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grayed
Verb
  • What started as a simple marketing experiment, Torelli said, evolved into one of the most recognizable Hooters social media accounts in the country.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Planktic calcifiers only evolved about 200 million years ago, and spread through the world’s oceans about 150 million years ago.
    Ben Mather, Space.com, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Then, the Sixers got on a plane for another game, this one up the coast against a Golden State team that hadn’t played since Friday.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The defendant then got on his phone and started searching for auto body repair shops, started calling and texting with technicians, and proceeded to take his car to a repair shop, Campbell said.
    City News Service, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Some got along, others didn't – and some did, but don't anymore.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • No history of the United States would tell a story in which the federal government and the states have always got along.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Liu’s love of mochi blossomed from frequent trips to street vendors in Hunan, a province in south-central China.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In his first season as a starter, Alzir has blossomed as a glue player who connects the various parts of the team.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Hernandez was assigned to Davoren, and their romance bloomed, according to the feds.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • More importantly, the people listened, and protests, anti-ICE demonstrations, and school walkouts bloomed around the country.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Today’s top stories Mayor Bass and the fires Bass wanted key findings in a report about the Los Angeles Fire Department’s shortcomings removed or softened, sources told The Times.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Continue to toss and cook for another 2-3 minutes, or until cabbage is softened and slightly translucent.
    Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Met show opens in the eighteen-eighties, when naturalism flowered in Parisian art schools.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Julianne cited her sisters' accomplishments in their own fields, as well as their flourishing personal lives, as a reason why the sadness never flowered into full-on resentment.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Seattle opened as the favorite to win next year’s Super Bowl on BetMGM.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Her grandfather opened Lewis Street Auto Body, which is still in the family.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Grayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grayed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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