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Recent Examples of inky
The stylist and content creator pulled her blond hair into a disheveled updo, exposing the inky hue at her roots.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
But the best part is going to bed with the curtains open to watch the moon hover over the inky peaks and star-gaze from under the cozy covers.
—Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Straight Jeans in Rinse From the streamlined silhouette to the inky denim wash, this Madewell find looks expensive and elevated.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
The inky nighttime darkness became even harder to navigate in a thick fog.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
In the image, steep mountains throw long, inky silhouettes across bright glacial ice near the Helheim Glacier, one of the major outlets that drains Greenland's vast interior ice toward the ocean.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Other popular stretches include Morne Rouge Beach and Magazine Beach, while the island's rugged northwestern coast is home to Black Bay Beach, with its inky-black volcanic sand.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
Rich in color and shine, an inky black is one of the shades Frausto says to look out for next year.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
While exploring the elaborate set, visitors came upon a dummy of Barb Holland’s body covered in inky black vines.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
But the best part is going to bed with the curtains open to watch the moon hover over the inky peaks and star-gaze from under the cozy covers.
—Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Straight Jeans in Rinse From the streamlined silhouette to the inky denim wash, this Madewell find looks expensive and elevated.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
The inky nighttime darkness became even harder to navigate in a thick fog.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
In the image, steep mountains throw long, inky silhouettes across bright glacial ice near the Helheim Glacier, one of the major outlets that drains Greenland's vast interior ice toward the ocean.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Other popular stretches include Morne Rouge Beach and Magazine Beach, while the island's rugged northwestern coast is home to Black Bay Beach, with its inky-black volcanic sand.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
Rich in color and shine, an inky black is one of the shades Frausto says to look out for next year.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
While exploring the elaborate set, visitors came upon a dummy of Barb Holland’s body covered in inky black vines.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inky
Adjective
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However Frankensteinian the shumai, the seasoning of the filling is finely tuned, with a hit of dusky white pepper to nicely complicate the saltiness.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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He was dressed in a white shirt, dusky-blue suit trousers, and a blue tie knotted, with two crisp dimples, into a four-in-hand.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The activist also went full glam on her flight, looking radiant in bronzy makeup, complete with dark eyeliner, fluttery eyelashes, fluffy eyebrows, luminous skin, and glossy lips.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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More dark, romantic beauty inspiration.—
Jesa Marie Calaor,
Allure,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Frail elderly women, swathed in headscarves and saris, worshipped while sitting on puddled pavement near corroded metal changing lockers plastered with ads for Glow & Lovely skin cream.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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This length is easier to maintain and avoids the tripping hazards of puddled fabric while still looking polished.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Visit our website Republicans, by contrast, offer a muddled message.—
Neetu Arnold,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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Why is the messaging so muddled here?—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Finding one that marries style and functionality can quickly take the space from dingy to spa-like.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 Feb. 2026
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Outdated and hopelessly dingy tile is impossible to ignore, but so is the price of installing new tile.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But in the murky intermediate regime, the full quantum complexity of each electron plays a role, and the problem is classically intractable.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2026
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There were a lot of murky secrets in the Victorian world.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Our photo shoot takes place in his vineyards, and Cucinelli makes the short drive there himself behind the wheel of a muddied silver Rolls-Royce.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
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However, since last summer’s expensive overhaul of the playing squad, the waters have become muddied.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The power of Brontë’s novel comes from its complex structure and dark, unfiltered prose that envelops you in the swirling, all-encompassing obsession of its protagonists.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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His supporters blame the surfacing of his old comments on a smear campaign engineered by the establishment and the party’s rich patrons, who are scared of an unfiltered populist outsider who owes them nothing.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Inky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inky. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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