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blue-gray



ADJECTIVE
leaden
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An old wooden sign, speckled with green moss and blue-gray lichen, stands near the reservoir’s edge.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024

Even blue-gray gnatcatchers, which weigh less than 7 grams, managed to pick at bits of a cicada like eating pieces of BBQ chicken.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2023

The décor is a crucial step up from Ikea — anodyne good taste, in shades of sienna and blue-gray, with a pop of burnt orange.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Those trees have grown rapidly and now drape the wetland in shade, attracting a variety of birds, such as yellow warblers, blue-gray gnatcatchers and vermilion flycatchers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022

She added little round seeds and the scrapings of a gnarled, flesh-colored root; furry, blue-gray leaves and pale orange blossoms.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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