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Recent Examples of grayness
The region’s oft-sung-about grayness turns neon, swirling together in a piercing hue of evergreen and dark blues.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grayness
Noun
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His gloominess seemed to make no sense.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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While most of the central bank’s policymakers still see inflation as a bigger threat than the jobs market — whose weakening may be more driven by slower immigration than corporate gloominess — there’s little consensus on the path forward, according to the September minutes released Wednesday.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some of the symptoms of iron-deficiency anemia include fatigue, weakness and paleness.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Other symptoms include fatigue, dizziness, paleness, and a rapid heart rate.—
Peter Pressman,
Verywell Health,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Despite the murkiness of sneckdowns, sanitation workers often end up taking care of them.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2026
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There’s some murkiness about where the recipe originated; both baking brands White Lily and Martha White claim to have pioneered the beloved bread.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Coming from actors mostly old enough to be college graduates, the relative haziness of the world-building starts to peek through.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
27 Nov. 2025
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The haziness of the energy balance hides this brief imbalance, which allows the virtual particles to influence the real world.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Central Texas will see increasing cloudiness Saturday night, with southerly winds between 5 and 10 mph and temperatures falling to around 50 degrees by Sunday morning.—
Newsroom Meteorologist,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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Friday night could see some cloudiness, with clouds and rain here and there over the weekend.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But did the faintness of the line mean my case wasn’t serious?—
Adam Cohen,
Oklahoman,
3 Feb. 2026
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The challenge, of course, is their faintness.—
Adam Frank,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Once activated with water, rice powder and rice extract gently buff away dullness, while papaya enzymes dissolve dead skin cells without any harsh scrubbing.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
1 Feb. 2026
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To avoid any dullness, a chunky belt is the ultimate solution to break up the fabric or pattern.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Grayness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grayness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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