as in gray
of the color gray
the black stallion and white mare produced a grayish filly
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Recent Examples of grayish
Some grayish pieces—likely darkened by smoke—are original; lighter plaster prosthetics fill in missing places.
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Females lack the colorful throat patch but have a dull metallic bronze-green back and grayish-white front, like the males.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
The circular room is an almost grayish white color with a high ceiling and a mattress-like cushion covering the entire floor.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
All hands on deck In 2020, Ogg and other fishermen off the California coast noticed that the flesh of adult salmon had discolored from a bright reddish pink to a dull grayish pink.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Winter showcases the exfoliating bark, which peels away to reveal strips of gray, orange, and brick red.—
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The coat is available in five colors, including dark brown, oat, caramel, gray, and black, as well as sizes ranging from XS to XL.—
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The first agent gets into a silver Chevy Tahoe driven by someone else and leaves.—
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After the incident, the robbers got into a silver sedan with at least one additional person inside who was driving, police said.—
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“Grayish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grayish. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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