grays

variants also greys
Definition of graysnext
present tense third-person singular of gray

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Twice thwarted, Beth sighs, says yes, and gets on with the business of living.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2026
  • At one point, Bill Walker gets on the phone with someone.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This keeps costs down and helps Sprout stay useful longer as technology evolves.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The experiment provides a good starting point to test current models of how organic matter evolves in space, Grewal added in an email.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Technology Leaves Little Room to Hide Winfrey emphasized that advances in surveillance and biometric technology have changed how cases like this are investigated.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Who advances in the competition and the winner of the series are determined by votes from the viewing public.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • River rafting and tubing can be more adventurous with fuller watersheds during these months, but the scenery blooms bright green and is more stunning than ever.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Rarely have Hunt’s compositions felt so jittery and full of life as the title track, which blooms from murmuring drones into shimmering bokehs of synth programming.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • By crunching data from millions of monthly payroll records for workers in jobs with exposure to generative AI, the authors concluded that workers ages 22 to 25—the canaries—have seen about a 13 percent decline in employment since late 2022.
    Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • In Pennsylvania, people ages 55 to 64, the group with the highest premiums, and young people 26 to 34 are terminating their coverage in higher numbers than other age groups, state data shows.
    Julie Appleby, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But everyone gets along, which is good.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
  • There’s the fact that no one gets along with Andrew after his recent scandals.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Grays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grays. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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