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blue

Definition for blue

adjective as in sky, sea color

adjective as in vulgar

Strongest match

dirty

Strong match

bawdy

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Reports suggest armed Hamas units have already deployed across several districts, some wearing civilian clothes and others in the blue uniforms of the Gaza police.

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Some of her pairings feel classic, even rustic — the kind you’d find on a farmhouse table: strawberries with chèvre, pears with blue.

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The image in the pop-out is a diffused blue cloud with a bright white centre.

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Image: The picture shows an artist's recreation of the orbital paths of both brown dwarf stars, in blue, and of the unusually orbiting planet, in orange.

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Top Democrats accused the administration of using the review to pressure a blue state over Senate Democrats’ refusal to support a Republican spending bill, a move that ultimately led to the government shutting down.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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