as in grey
of the color gray
the black stallion and white mare produced a grayish filly
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Recent Examples of grayish
To diagnose this pathogen, cut an infected stem and look for grayish slime inside the stem.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
The tree has smooth bark that is grayish brown and becomes scaly with age.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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
The color of the curtain was designed to match the signature grayish green of the building’s ironwork.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 June 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
The tree has smooth bark that is grayish brown and becomes scaly with age.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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
The color of the curtain was designed to match the signature grayish green of the building’s ironwork.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grayish
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Mary Anne MacLeod grew up in a suburb, a village called Tong — really just a cluster of houses, including the early 20th century squat gray stucco bungalow that was her family's home.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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On one hand, companies that enable gray-zone transactions face heightened scrutiny.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The couple also received a silver photo frame engraved with the joint cypher of Charles and Camilla.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The front license plate to a silver Honda Odyssey was reported either lost or stolen.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grayish. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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